Nouakchott vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nouakchott	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$618	$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1551	$3429
🏠 One person rent	$248	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$1477
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.8	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$670	$2566
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	71
😀 Quality of life	47	74
🏙️ Population	1.08M	7.01M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 62% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7492nd and 2922nd ($618 vs $1642) 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 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6488th and 1210th 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	$5.06	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.03%	5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.9	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.2	$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7061	$9649

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$1013
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$860
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$959
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1005
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$910
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$868
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1285
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1327
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1375
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1872
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1810
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$996
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$710
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$646
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$543
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$875
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$938
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$621
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$892
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$606
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$541
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$594
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$559
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1032
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$606
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$685
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$920
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$798
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$561