Nouakchott vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nouakchott	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$296	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	38
😀 Quality of life	44	88
🏙️ Population	1.08M	549K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 59% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7342nd and 3402nd ($662 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Mauritania and Canada, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 7156th and 300th 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	$2.75	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3383	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6942	$6103

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763