Monaco City vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monaco City	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7483	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9886	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$6445	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$5999	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$9172	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	21	14
😀 Quality of life	66	45
🏙️ Population	38.9K	1.45M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 1046% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1st and 7596th ($7483 vs $653) 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 1.2 months in Monaco City compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5012th and 7210th 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	$22.5	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.88	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.17	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6949	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6027	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6797	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5389	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$270	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.25%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$74781	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$57868	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.31	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.31	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.5	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.8	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2267	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46388	$6774

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1901
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1863
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1541
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$2002
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1264
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1386
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1488
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1530
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1613
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1320
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1659
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1335
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1759
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1429
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1320
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1827
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1565
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1542
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1226
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1560
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1725
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1501
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1479
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1673
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1467
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1674
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1556
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1669
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1352
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716

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