Nouakchott vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nouakchott	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	50
😀 Quality of life	44	92
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.02M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 68% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7342nd and 1744th ($662 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Mauritania and Canada, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 7156th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nouakchott	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3383	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.7	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6942	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822