Nouakchott vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$288	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$478
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	14	12
😀 Quality of life	44	49
🏙️ Population	1.45M	16.6K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 35% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 7532nd and 5567th ($659 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritania and Dominica, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 7312th and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Roseau

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	Nouakchott	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$4478

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1733
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1170
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1166
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1145
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$989
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1332
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1454
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1079
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1078
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1136
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2293
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1232
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$641
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$699
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1010
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1583
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1683
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1299
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1572
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1189