Nouakchott vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nouakchott	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$618	$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1551	$765
🏠 One person rent	$248	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$343
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$90
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.8	$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$670	$109
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	36
😀 Quality of life	47	17
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.48M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 75% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7492nd and 9080th ($618 vs $354) 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 0.3 months in Onitsha. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 6488th and 9077th 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	$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$0.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.03%	17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.9	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.2	$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7061	$704

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$325
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$507
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$290
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$330
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$315
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$233
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$351
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$272
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$243
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$237
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$250
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$310
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$288
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$860
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$262
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$990
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$587
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$314
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$683
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$407
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$436
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$448
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$313
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$826
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1300
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$761
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$269
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$732
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$210
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$676
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$677
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$265
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$272
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1242
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$567
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$678
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$617