Madrid vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$160
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	98	14
😀 Quality of life	90	44
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.45M

The cost of living in Madrid is 217% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1805th and 7532nd ($2089 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Mauritania, respectively. Check Spain vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 190th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Nouakchott

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	Madrid	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$5862

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697