Maracaibo vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$138	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	31	14
😀 Quality of life	46	44
🏙️ Population	1.55M	1.45M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 8% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7165th and 7532nd ($714 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in Venezuela and Mauritania, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 7088th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Nouakchott

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	Maracaibo	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$5862

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909

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