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

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Nouakchott San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$296
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
87
😀 Quality of life
44
93
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.01M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 83% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7342nd and 6th ($662 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 7156th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nouakchott San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.28
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.2
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3383
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.92
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.7
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6942
$22302

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$1088
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$516
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$541
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$598
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$1044
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$1031
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$872
693 km or 430 mi Bissau
$895
877 km or 545 mi Praia
$964
884 km or 549 mi Assomada
$962
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$999
953 km or 592 mi Mamou
$1021
965 km or 600 mi Mindelo
$997
978 km or 608 mi Forecariah
$999
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$1067
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$506
1047 km or 651 mi Bamako
$583
1048 km or 651 mi Laayoune
$629
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$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
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$508
1179 km or 732 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1278
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$1658

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Distance City Cost of living
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$3424
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$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
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$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
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$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
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$3133
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$3333
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$3359
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$3045
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$3890
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$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
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$3462
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$2955
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$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
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$2810
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$3756
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$2957
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$3071
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$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
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$3285
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$3818
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$3230
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$3255
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$2114
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$3227
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$3254