Nouakchott vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$288	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	40
😀 Quality of life	44	62
🏙️ Population	1.45M	573K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 15% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6865th ($659 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mauritania and Morocco, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 7312th and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Rabat

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	Nouakchott	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$7353

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727