Nouakchott vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nouakchott	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$5002
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1238
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2160
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$95.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	14	76
😀 Quality of life	44	90
🏙️ Population	1.08M	486K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 69% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 7342nd and 1714th ($662 vs $2106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1428th 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 1.9 months in Omaha. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Omaha ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 7156th and 232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nouakchott	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$2216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$1742
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3383	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$9.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.7	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6942	$24851

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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

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943