Nouakchott vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	14	100
😀 Quality of life	44	92
🏙️ Population	1.45M	1.6M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 75% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7532nd and 742nd ($659 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 648th in Mauritania and the United States, respectively. Check Mauritania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 7312th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Philadelphia

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	Nouakchott	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801