Manaus vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manaus	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$798	$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$1651
🏠 One person rent	$377	$307
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	23	14
😀 Quality of life	53	45
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.08M

The cost of living in Manaus is 18% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6439th and 7054th ($798 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Brazil and Mauritania, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1 months in Nouakchott. Manaus ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6028th and 6518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Nouakchott

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	Manaus	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$624	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.8	$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$59.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.92%	12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1459	$3380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$883	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.08	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$87.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$40	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$80.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4749	$7077

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$708
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$714
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$708
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$725
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$727
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$603
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$666
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$586
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$639
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$603
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$630
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1015
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$582
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$633
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$611
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$598
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$691
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$601
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$986
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$869
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$625
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$602
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1698
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$652
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1642
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$785
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$751
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$770
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$668

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$649
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1003
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1203
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1095
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1198
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1051
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$488
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$520
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$569
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1039
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$866
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$889
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$835
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$840
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$972
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$994
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$974
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1030
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$495
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1213
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$979
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$498
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$496
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$496
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1592