Nouakchott vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4180
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	94
😀 Quality of life	44	95
🏙️ Population	1.45M	664K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 75% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7532nd and 676th ($659 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Mauritania and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Mauritania vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7312th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Rotterdam

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	Nouakchott	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727