Nouakchott vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nouakchott	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$618	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1551	$2940
🏠 One person rent	$248	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.8	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$670	$2098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	97
😀 Quality of life	47	96
🏙️ Population	1.08M	2.75M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 45% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 7492nd and 4674th ($618 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Mauritania and Japan, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 6488th and 15th 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	$5.06	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.03%	1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.9	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.2	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7061	$8601

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933