Nouakchott vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	14	49
😀 Quality of life	44	92
🏙️ Population	1.45M	1.02M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 69% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7532nd and 1668th ($659 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Mauritania and Canada, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 7312th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Ottawa

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	Nouakchott	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891