Nouakchott vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nouakchott	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$618	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1551	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$248	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.8	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$670	$850
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	14	27
😀 Quality of life	47	54
🏙️ Population	1.08M	545K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 49% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 7492nd and 4384th ($618 vs $1218) 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 1.1 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 6488th and 6039th 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	$5.06	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.03%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.2	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7061	$2991

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812