Nouakchott vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$304	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	14	87
😀 Quality of life	47	91
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.39M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 80% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7033rd and 36th ($675 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6451st and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs San Diego

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	Nouakchott	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$28706

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759