Nouakchott vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$286	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$4362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	82
😀 Quality of life	45	89
🏙️ Population	1.45M	468K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 71% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7596th and 1363rd ($653 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 7210th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nouakchott	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$24243

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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	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$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
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729