Nouakchott vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1530
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$286
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.1
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
87
😀 Quality of life
45
91
🏙️ Population
1.45M
1.01M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 83% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7596th and 8th ($653 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 7210th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs San Jose, United States

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Nouakchott San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.9
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.93%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1521
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.94
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.7
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.6
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.1
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6774
$23151

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$1163
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$1164
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$527
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$545
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$611
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$1119
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$1109
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$831
693 km or 430 mi Bissau
$857
877 km or 545 mi Praia
$987
884 km or 549 mi Assomada
$979
904 km or 562 mi Boffa
$983
953 km or 592 mi Mamou
$1005
965 km or 600 mi Mindelo
$979
978 km or 608 mi Forecariah
$984
984 km or 611 mi Conakry
$1050
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$494
1047 km or 651 mi Bamako
$561
1048 km or 651 mi Laayoune
$627
1071 km or 665 mi Koulikoro
$493
1094 km or 680 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1534
1107 km or 688 mi Freetown
$1272
1117 km or 694 mi Kankan
$993
1119 km or 695 mi Las Palmas
$1508
1135 km or 705 mi Tenerife
$1739
1145 km or 712 mi La Orotava
$1668
1151 km or 715 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1727
1155 km or 718 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1642
1157 km or 719 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1608
1159 km or 720 mi Segou
$495
1166 km or 725 mi Markala
$495
1175 km or 730 mi Bougouni
$494
1179 km or 732 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1332
1203 km or 748 mi Corralejo
$1653

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Distance City Cost of living
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$3460
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$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
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$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
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$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
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$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
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$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
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$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
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$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
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$2088
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$3252
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$3273