Nouakchott vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nouakchott	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1651	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$307	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.6	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	14	14
😀 Quality of life	45	49
🏙️ Population	1.08M	224K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 22% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 7054th and 6225th ($678 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Suriname, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6518th and 6243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Paramaribo

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	Nouakchott	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.4	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.97%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3380	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.6	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.54	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.4	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7077	$5271

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$649
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1003
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1203
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1095
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1198
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1051
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$488
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$520
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$569
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1039
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$866
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$889
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$835
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$840
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$972
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$994
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$974
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1030
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$495
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1213
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$979
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$498
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$496
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$496
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1592

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1698
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1642
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1015
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$986
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$586
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$582
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$785
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$770
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$964
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1101
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$728
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1164
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$666
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1390
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$725
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$871
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$611
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1061
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1065
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$719
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$981
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1004
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$731
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$630
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$714
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$662
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$627
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$602