Nicosia vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$678	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	70	14
😀 Quality of life	81	47
🏙️ Population	330K	1.08M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 93% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4211th and 7033rd ($1302 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Cyprus and Mauritania, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 494th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Nouakchott

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	Nicosia	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$6979

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500