Nouakchott vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nouakchott	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1651	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$307	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.6	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$201
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	14	30
😀 Quality of life	45	36
🏙️ Population	1.08M	159K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 19% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 7054th and 6315th ($678 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mauritania and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 6518th and 7362nd 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	$5.01	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.4	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.97%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3380	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.6	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.54	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.4	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7077	$3052

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495