Nouakchott vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$2985
🏠 One person rent	$288	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1050
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$2134
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	14	96
😀 Quality of life	44	95
🏙️ Population	1.45M	2.75M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 48% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 7532nd and 4625th ($659 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Mauritania and Japan, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 7312th and 27th 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	$2.99	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$494
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$81.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$4660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$2278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$13598

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1046
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1029
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1029
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1027
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$991
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1041
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$996
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$981
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$999
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1005
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$993