Nouakchott vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nouakchott	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$296	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$692
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	14	23
😀 Quality of life	44	60
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.37M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 17% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 7342nd and 6661st ($662 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Mauritania and Turkey, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 7156th and 5884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Samsun

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	Nouakchott	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3383	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.7	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6942	$3613

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852