Nouakchott vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$304	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$103
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	36
😀 Quality of life	47	12
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.48M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 31% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7033rd and 5680th ($675 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Mauritania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6451st and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Onitsha

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	Nouakchott	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$1617

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1611
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$462
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$883
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$558
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$621
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$881
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$651
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$634
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$384
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$779
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$695
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1502
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$764
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$776
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$741
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$601
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$535
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$655
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$677
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1113
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$743
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1265
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$555
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$820
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$709
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$371
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$613
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$590
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$759
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1121
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$747
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$755
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$647