Nouakchott vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$288	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	14	19
😀 Quality of life	44	41
🏙️ Population	1.45M	159K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 33% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 7532nd and 5816th ($659 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritania and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7312th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Praia

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	Nouakchott	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$3260

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507