Nouakchott vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$286	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	54
😀 Quality of life	45	66
🏙️ Population	1.45M	1.49M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 19% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 7596th and 6758th ($653 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Mauritania and Brazil, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 7210th and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Recife

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	Nouakchott	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$11966

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592