Nouakchott vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nouakchott	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1651	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$307	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.6	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$2247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	97
😀 Quality of life	45	96
🏙️ Population	1.08M	2.75M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 44% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 7054th and 4566th ($678 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Mauritania and Japan, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6518th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Osaka

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	Nouakchott	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.4	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.97%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3380	$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.6	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.54	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.4	$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7077	$5653

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$649
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1003
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1203
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1095
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1198
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1051
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$488
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$520
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$569
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1039
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$866
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$889
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$835
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$840
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$972
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$994
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$974
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1030
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$495
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1213
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$979
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$498
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$496
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$496
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1592

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016