Nouakchott vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1530
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$286
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.1
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
59
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
1.45M
595K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 48% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7596th and 4631st ($653 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritania and Latvia, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7210th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Riga

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Nouakchott Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.9
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.93%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1521
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.94
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.7
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.1
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6774
$18197

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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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$893
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$895
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$964
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$860
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$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
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$1179
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$1225
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$1054
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$974
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$938
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$1040
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$835
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$859
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$1220
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$1258
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$1077
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$1434
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$928
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$758
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$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
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$1455
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$1085
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$1114
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$1104
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$1016
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$1597
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$1498
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