Malaga vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$851	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	24	14
😀 Quality of life	78	47
🏙️ Population	592K	1.08M

The cost of living in Malaga is 112% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 3759th and 7033rd ($1430 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Spain and Mauritania, respectively. Check Spain vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 708th and 6451st 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	$12.5	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$6979

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500