Nouakchott vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$304	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	14	12
😀 Quality of life	47	46
🏙️ Population	1.08M	14.7K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 34% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 7033rd and 5404th ($675 vs $1015) 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 1.1 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 6451st and 6511th 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	$5.06	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$3299

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166