Nouakchott vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$5875
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$2674
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$827
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$3761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	14	53
😀 Quality of life	47	89
🏙️ Population	1.08M	140K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 77% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 7033rd and 200th ($675 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Iceland, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6451st and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Reykjavik

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	Nouakchott	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$10.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$128
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$2532

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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 Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2817
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2355
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2678
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1828
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1722
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1393
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1390
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1601
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1500
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1604
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1765
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1649
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2011
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1482
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1562
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1551
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1699
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1404
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1608
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1755
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1382
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1713
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1603
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2297
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1767
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1246
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2031
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1813
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1700
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2628
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2006