Nouakchott vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$1674
🏠 One person rent	$304	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$534
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	14	23
😀 Quality of life	47	16
🏙️ Population	1.08M	264K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 0.7% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 7033rd and 7061st ($675 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritania and Benin, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 6451st and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Porto-Novo

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	Nouakchott	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$5849

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$709
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1113
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$590
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$755
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$613
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$776
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$647
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$677
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$632
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$354
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$779
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$575
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$695
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$649
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$634
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$553
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$560
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$535
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$588
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$651
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$729
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$558
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$651
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$881
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$658
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$972
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$433
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$551
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$805
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1611
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$507
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$462
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$621
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$883
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$743
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502