Nouakchott vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nouakchott	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$5890
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1569
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2558
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$793
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$3963
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	14	79
😀 Quality of life	44	95
🏙️ Population	1.08M	709K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 76% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 7342nd and 530th ($662 vs $2721) 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 7156th and 55th 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	$2.75	$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$11.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3383	$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.7	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$54
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6942	$16133

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242