Nassau vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nassau	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2744	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$1662	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$2865	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2589	$160
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	11	14
😀 Quality of life	66	44
🏙️ Population	228K	1.45M

The cost of living in Nassau is 317% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 503rd and 7532nd ($2744 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Bahamas and Mauritania, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nassau compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 4997th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs Nouakchott

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	Nassau	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.5	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.31	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1402	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2500	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2495	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.6	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4174	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3296	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.28	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.8	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.06	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.53	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$817	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16513	$5862

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664

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