Malaga vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$160
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	24	14
😀 Quality of life	79	44
🏙️ Population	599K	1.45M

The cost of living in Malaga is 162% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 3160th and 7532nd ($1727 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in Malaga compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 802nd and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Nouakchott

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	Malaga	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$5862

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538

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