Lyon vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lyon	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1747	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4181	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$847	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3258	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	92	14
😀 Quality of life	89	45
🏙️ Population	519K	1.45M

The cost of living in Lyon is 167% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 3024th and 7596th ($1747 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1st in France and Mauritania, respectively. Check France vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 234th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Nouakchott

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	Lyon	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6632	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.94	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.7	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.74	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$120	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11727	$6774

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1652
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1251
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1409
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1553
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1599
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1352
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1307
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1560
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1865
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3400
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3401
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3344
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3436
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3658
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1386
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1208
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1517
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1163
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3702
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1427
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2062
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3125
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3134
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1490
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3393
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1599
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1286
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1390
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1673
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3043
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1501
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2468
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2891
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1440
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1488
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1659
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2907

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653