Mecca vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$371	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	42	14
😀 Quality of life	54	47
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.08M

The cost of living in Mecca is 45% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5632nd and 7033rd ($979 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Mauritania, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5982nd and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Nouakchott

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	Mecca	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$6979

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507

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