Nouakchott vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1651
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$307
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$671
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
14
24
😀 Quality of life
45
15
🏙️ Population
1.08M
264K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 4% less expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 7054th and 6864th ($678 vs $710) 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 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 6518th and 9015th 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
$5.01
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.4
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.97%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3380
$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1156
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.6
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.54
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.5
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.4
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7077
$6171

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$889
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$835
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$972
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$994
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$898
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$974
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$1030
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$495
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$574
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$559
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$497
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$1336
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$1213
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$979
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$1353
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$1707
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$1660
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$1764
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$1394
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$498
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$1266
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$755
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$617
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$1019
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$711
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$644
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$759
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$655
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$699
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$656
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$345
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$774
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$570
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$704
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$652
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$635
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$368
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$546
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$526
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$681
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$585
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$652
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$747
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$537
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$658
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$886
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$656
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$1036
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$412
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$546
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$846
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$1686
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$492
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$548
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$651
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$469
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$638
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