Nouakchott vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$288	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$2285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	14	70
😀 Quality of life	44	78
🏙️ Population	1.45M	7.01M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 60% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7532nd and 3529th ($659 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7312th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Riyadh

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	Nouakchott	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$9443

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487