Nouakchott vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	82
😀 Quality of life	44	89
🏙️ Population	1.45M	468K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 72% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7532nd and 1246th ($659 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th in Mauritania and the United States, respectively. Check Mauritania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 7312th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Raleigh

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	Nouakchott	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736