Nouakchott vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1651
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$307
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$671
$3150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
14
50
😀 Quality of life
45
89
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.02M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 70% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7054th and 1290th ($678 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Mauritania and Canada, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 6518th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nouakchott Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.4
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.97%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3380
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1156
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.54
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.5
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.4
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7077
$20100

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$574
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$559
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$1707
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$1660
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$1890
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