Nouakchott vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nouakchott	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$296	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$1959
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	96
😀 Quality of life	44	96
🏙️ Population	1.08M	2.75M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 47% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 7342nd and 4626th ($662 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Mauritania and Japan, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.6 months in Osaka. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 7156th and 34th 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	$2.75	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3383	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.7	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6942	$13640

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997