Medina vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$1526
🏠 One person rent
$663
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
23
14
😀 Quality of life
69
44
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.45M

The cost of living in Medina is 77% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4849th and 7532nd ($1168 vs $659) 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 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 4347th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Nouakchott

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Medina Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$5862

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$795
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$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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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