Melbourne vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	100	47
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.08M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 225% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1365th and 7033rd ($2194 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Mauritania, respectively. Check Australia vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 1st and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Nouakchott

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	Melbourne	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$6979

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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