Nouakchott vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$6052
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1639
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2560
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$819
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	14	81
😀 Quality of life	44	95
🏙️ Population	1.45M	718K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 77% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 7532nd and 342nd ($659 vs $2847) 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 0.2 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 7312th and 37th 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	$2.99	$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$15673

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409