Nouakchott vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$288	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$5553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	14	86
😀 Quality of life	44	91
🏙️ Population	1.45M	1.39M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 81% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7532nd and 50th ($659 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 7312th and 137th 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	$2.99	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$26517

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804