Nouakchott vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$288	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1623
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	59
😀 Quality of life	44	81
🏙️ Population	1.45M	595K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 47% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7532nd and 4678th ($659 vs $1248) 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 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7312th and 668th 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	$2.99	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$17597

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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	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406