Nairobi vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1530
🏠 One person rent
$305
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
67
14
😀 Quality of life
59
45
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.45M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 24% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6736th and 7596th ($807 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Mauritania, respectively. Check Kenya vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6034th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Nouakchott

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Nairobi Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$6774

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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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