Nouakchott vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nouakchott	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$618	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1551	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$248	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.8	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$670	$4345
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	82
😀 Quality of life	47	87
🏙️ Population	1.08M	468K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 78% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7492nd and 304th ($618 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th 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 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 6488th and 235th 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	$5.06	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.03%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.9	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.2	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7061	$22084

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857