Nouakchott vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nouakchott	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1651	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$307	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.6	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$841
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	14	27
😀 Quality of life	45	50
🏙️ Population	1.08M	81.1K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 42% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 7054th and 4682nd ($678 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6518th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Port of Spain

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	Nouakchott	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.4	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.97%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3380	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.6	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.54	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.4	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7077	$3731

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$649
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1003
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1203
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1095
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1198
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1051
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$488
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$520
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$569
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1039
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$866
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$889
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$835
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$840
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$972
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$994
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$974
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1030
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$495
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1213
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$979
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$498
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$496
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$496
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1592

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877