Nouakchott vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$1966
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$214
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$56.8
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	14	41
😀 Quality of life	44	21
🏙️ Population	1.45M	908K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 58% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 7532nd and 3883rd ($659 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 0 months in Owerri. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Owerri ranked 18th in Nigeria, while ranked 7312th and 9121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Owerri

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	Nouakchott	Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1421
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	17.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$1069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$4.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$8.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$1.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$1493

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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 Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$849
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$601
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$785
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$922
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$587
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$878
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$386
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$655
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$594
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1344
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$578
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$834
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$641
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$750
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1254
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$687
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$775
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$659
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$750
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1551
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$759
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1022
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$665
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$538
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$785
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1239
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$796
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$668
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$830
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$353
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$650
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1042
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$612
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$750
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$584