Nouakchott vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nouakchott	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$618	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1551	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$248	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.8	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$670	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	39
😀 Quality of life	47	87
🏙️ Population	1.08M	549K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 63% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7492nd and 2827th ($618 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 109th in Mauritania and Canada, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 6488th and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Quebec City

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	Nouakchott	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.03%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.9	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.2	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7061	$6211

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813