Nairobi vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nairobi	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2030	$1651
🏠 One person rent	$269	$307
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$671
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	67	14
😀 Quality of life	57	45
🏙️ Population	5.55M	1.08M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 10% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6689th and 7054th ($745 vs $678) 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 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1 months in Nouakchott. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5632nd and 6518th 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	$3.67	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$59.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.58%	12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$3380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1125	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.5	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$87.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.6	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$80.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8325	$7077

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$571
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$482
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$493
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$535
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$543
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$548
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$460
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$518
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$483
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$581
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$583
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$560
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$511
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$466
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$601
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$643
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$707
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$559
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$564
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$675
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$736
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$639
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$579
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$509
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$622
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$723
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$509
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$568
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$545
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$784
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$509
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$441
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$510
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$509
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$576
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$579
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$768

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$649
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1003
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1203
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1095
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1198
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1051
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$488
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$520
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$569
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1039
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$866
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$889
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$835
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$840
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$972
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$994
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$974
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1030
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$495
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1213
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$979
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$498
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$496
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$496
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1592