Nouakchott vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$286	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$4320
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	14	81
😀 Quality of life	45	94
🏙️ Population	1.45M	718K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 77% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 7596th and 381st ($653 vs $2839) 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 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 7210th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Oslo

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	Nouakchott	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$15566

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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	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336