Nouakchott vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	99
😀 Quality of life	44	96
🏙️ Population	1.45M	2.11M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 73% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7532nd and 916th ($659 vs $2480) 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 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7312th and 14th 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	$2.99	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544