Medina vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Medina Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$1530
🏠 One person rent
$659
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
23
14
😀 Quality of life
69
45
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.45M

The cost of living in Medina is 78% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4843rd and 7596th ($1164 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 4103rd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Medina vs Nouakchott

Prices for goods and services in Medina and Nouakchott are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Medina Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$6774

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance City Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi Rosso
$619
234 km or 145 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
275 km or 171 mi Louga
$1141
380 km or 236 mi Thies
$1214
398 km or 248 mi Rufisque
$1206
404 km or 251 mi Dakar
$1281
421 km or 262 mi Fatick
$1163
438 km or 272 mi Kaolack
$1164
518 km or 322 mi Banjul
$527
527 km or 327 mi Lamin
$545
540 km or 335 mi Brikama
$611
587 km or 365 mi Kolda
$1119
612 km or 380 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
672 km or 417 mi Bafata
$831
693 km or 430 mi Bissau
$857
877 km or 545 mi Praia
$987
884 km or 549 mi Assomada
$979
904 km or 562 mi Boffa
$983
953 km or 592 mi Mamou
$1005
965 km or 600 mi Mindelo
$979
978 km or 608 mi Forecariah
$984
984 km or 611 mi Conakry
$1050
1041 km or 647 mi Banamba
$494
1047 km or 651 mi Bamako
$561
1048 km or 651 mi Laayoune
$627
1071 km or 665 mi Koulikoro
$493
1094 km or 680 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1534
1107 km or 688 mi Freetown
$1272
1117 km or 694 mi Kankan
$993
1119 km or 695 mi Las Palmas
$1508
1135 km or 705 mi Tenerife
$1739
1145 km or 712 mi La Orotava
$1668
1151 km or 715 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1727
1155 km or 718 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1642
1157 km or 719 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1608
1159 km or 720 mi Segou
$495
1166 km or 725 mi Markala
$495
1175 km or 730 mi Bougouni
$494
1179 km or 732 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1332
1203 km or 748 mi Corralejo
$1653