Nouakchott vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$288	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$272
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	14	13
😀 Quality of life	44	54
🏙️ Population	1.45M	224K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 25% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6461st ($659 vs $877) 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 0.2 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 7312th and 6448th 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	$2.99	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$1856

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1996
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1979
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1180
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1181
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$740
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$607
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$638
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$788
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$767
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1010
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1136
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$753
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1232
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$676
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1454
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$743
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$844
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$649
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1079
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1078
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$699
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$989
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$741
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$669
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$734
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$675
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$643