Nouakchott vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	94
😀 Quality of life	44	96
🏙️ Population	1.45M	2.14M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 73% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7532nd and 978th ($659 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Mauritania and Australia, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 7312th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Perth

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	Nouakchott	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894