Nouakchott vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	14	79
😀 Quality of life	47	94
🏙️ Population	1.08M	709K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 71% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 7033rd and 1171st ($675 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Norway, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 6451st and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nouakchott	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$8593

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006