Nouakchott vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$304	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	14	95
😀 Quality of life	47	62
🏙️ Population	1.08M	6.21M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 26% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7033rd and 5954th ($675 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritania and Brazil, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6451st and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Nouakchott	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562