Nouakchott vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$304	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	38
😀 Quality of life	47	86
🏙️ Population	1.08M	549K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 59% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7033rd and 2883rd ($675 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6451st and 310th 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	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$6012

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732