Manaus vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manaus	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$364	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$495	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	25	14
😀 Quality of life	60	44
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.45M

The cost of living in Manaus is 25% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6673rd and 7532nd ($823 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Manaus ranked 30th best city to live in Brazil vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5988th and 7312th 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	$5.42	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.23%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1665	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$986	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.9	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.85	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4934	$5862

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702

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