Monaco City vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monaco City	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7861	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10082	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$6825	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$6182	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$8072	$160
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	21	14
😀 Quality of life	66	44
🏙️ Population	38.4K	1.45M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 1094% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1st and 7532nd ($7861 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Monaco and Mauritania, respectively. Check Monaco vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Monaco City compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5110th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Nouakchott

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	Monaco City	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.4	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.41	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.02	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7561	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6344	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7042	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5552	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.28%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$84253	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$62621	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.94	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.61	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.1	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.5	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$6.03	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.5	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2320	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$47079	$5862

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4626
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1516
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1934
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1556
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1968
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1490
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1294
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1375
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1660
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1479
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1545
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1649
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1342
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1652
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1788
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1354
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1780
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1471
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1602
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1338
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1824
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1618
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1566
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1275
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1581
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1769
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1542
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1458
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1290
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1445
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1694
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1425
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1680
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1778
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1606
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1659
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1392
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1803

Cities near Nouakchott

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