Nouakchott vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	14	75
😀 Quality of life	47	88
🏙️ Population	1.08M	486K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 67% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 7033rd and 1666th ($675 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1477th in Mauritania and the United States, respectively. Check Mauritania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 2 months in Omaha. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 6451st and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nouakchott	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$24732

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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

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979