Maracaibo vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maracaibo	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2038	$1551
🏠 One person rent	$173	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$56.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$174	$670
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	31	14
😀 Quality of life	17	47
🏙️ Population	1.55M	1.08M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 16% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6715th and 7492nd ($716 vs $618) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Venezuela and Mauritania, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Maracaibo ranked 24th best city to live in Venezuela vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 9053rd and 6488th 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	$7.05	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.6	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.85%	13.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2138	$3422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1081	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$3.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$7.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.66	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$82.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14120	$7061

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$1029
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$458
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$733
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$552
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$691
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$519
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$701
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$635
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$664
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$663
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$653
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$700
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1640
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$655
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$663
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$705
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$661
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$692
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$687
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$699
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$708
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$592
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$589
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$612
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1415
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$593
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1385
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$851
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$780

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499