Nouakchott vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	81
😀 Quality of life	47	91
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.43M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 67% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7033rd and 1745th ($675 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1531st in Mauritania and the United States, respectively. Check Mauritania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 6451st and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs San Antonio

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	Nouakchott	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133