Nouakchott vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$4747
🏠 One person rent	$286	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2000
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$3934
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	14	74
😀 Quality of life	45	88
🏙️ Population	1.45M	486K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 67% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 7596th and 1993rd ($653 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1551st 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 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 2 months in Omaha. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Omaha ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 7210th and 287th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nouakchott	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$21139

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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	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653

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Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018