Nouakchott vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$288	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	14	57
😀 Quality of life	44	62
🏙️ Population	1.45M	2.42M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 24% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6516th ($659 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Mauritania and Brazil, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 7312th and 5693rd 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	$2.99	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$14902

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743