Nouakchott vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$304	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	40
😀 Quality of life	47	63
🏙️ Population	1.08M	573K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 4% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7033rd and 6866th ($675 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritania and Morocco, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 6451st and 4758th 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	$5.06	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430