Nouakchott vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1530
$1933
🏠 One person rent
$286
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$598
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.1
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
40
😀 Quality of life
45
61
🏙️ Population
1.45M
573K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 18% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7596th and 6779th ($653 vs $797) 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 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.3 months in Rabat. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 7210th and 5808th 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
$2.54
$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$43.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$5.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.9
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.93%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1521
$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.94
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.7
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.6
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.1
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6774
$7214

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$545
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$611
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$1109
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$831
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$857
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$987
884 km or 549 mi Assomada
$979
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$983
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$1005
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$979
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$984
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$1050
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$494
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$561
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$627
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$493
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$1534
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$1272
1117 km or 694 mi Kankan
$993
1119 km or 695 mi Las Palmas
$1508
1135 km or 705 mi Tenerife
$1739
1145 km or 712 mi La Orotava
$1668
1151 km or 715 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1727
1155 km or 718 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1642
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$1608
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$495
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$495
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$494
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$1332
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$579
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$639
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$597
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$734
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$953
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$586
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$526
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$625
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$555
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$499
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$879
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$591
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$1369
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$1306
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$1014
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$1193
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$2594
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$1166
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$1304
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$1436
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$790
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1453
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$546
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1670
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$2004
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1022
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1574
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$1469
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$1455
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$1556
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$1608
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$1577
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$1279
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$1315
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$1303
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$1544
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$1913
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$1705