Nouakchott vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	99
😀 Quality of life	47	95
🏙️ Population	1.08M	2.15M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 70% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7033rd and 1222nd ($675 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and France, respectively. Check Mauritania vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6451st and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Paris

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	Nouakchott	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$16193

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293