Nouakchott vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nouakchott	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$618	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1551	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$248	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.8	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$670	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	50
😀 Quality of life	47	90
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.02M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 72% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7492nd and 1355th ($618 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Mauritania and Canada, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6488th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nouakchott	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.03%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.9	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.2	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7061	$21213

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874