Nouakchott vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$3911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	14	74
😀 Quality of life	44	89
🏙️ Population	1.45M	486K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 67% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 7532nd and 1987th ($659 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1557th 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 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 7312th and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Omaha

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	Nouakchott	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$24676

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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

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995