New York City vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$459
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$173
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	98	44
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.08M

The cost of living in New York City is 535% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4th and 7342nd ($4203 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United States and Mauritania, respectively. Check the United States vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 11th and 7156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Nouakchott

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	New York City	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$6.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	16.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$3383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$1148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$87.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$6942

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658