Nouakchott vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nouakchott	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$296	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	14	56
😀 Quality of life	44	62
🏙️ Population	1.08M	2.42M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 16% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 7342nd and 6702nd ($662 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Mauritania and Brazil, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 7156th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Salvador

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	Nouakchott	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3383	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6942	$13462

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699