Nouakchott vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$2197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	91
😀 Quality of life	44	91
🏙️ Population	1.45M	2.75M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 68% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7532nd and 1819th ($659 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritania and Italy, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7312th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Rome

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	Nouakchott	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358