Nouakchott vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1530
$6762
🏠 One person rent
$286
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$904
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.1
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$4423
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
14
53
😀 Quality of life
45
88
🏙️ Population
1.45M
139K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 80% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 7596th and 119th ($653 vs $3205) 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 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 7210th and 258th 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
$2.54
$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$13.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.9
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.93%
8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1521
$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.94
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.7
$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.6
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.1
$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6774
$30029

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$611
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$1109
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$831
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$857
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$987
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$979
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$983
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$1005
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$979
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$984
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$1050
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$494
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$561
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$627
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$493
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$1534
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$1272
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$993
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$1508
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$1739
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$1668
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$1727
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$1642
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$495
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$495
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$494
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$1332
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$1646
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$1835
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$1885
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$1842
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$1704
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$1878
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$1600
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$1750
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$1831
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$1586
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$1794
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$1760
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$2295
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$1820
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$1878
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$3003
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$2264
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$1456
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