Nouakchott vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1530
$4601
🏠 One person rent
$286
$1190
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.1
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$2799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
14
52
😀 Quality of life
45
85
🏙️ Population
1.45M
342K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 68% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 7596th and 1924th ($653 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1512th 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 1.4 months in San Juan. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs San Juan ranked 146th in the United States, while ranked 7210th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs San Juan

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Nouakchott San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$1525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$2444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$1389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.9
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$330
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.93%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$5774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1521
$2975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.94
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$6.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$4.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.7
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.6
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.1
$606
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6774
$12973

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$611
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$1109
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$831
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$857
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$987
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$979
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$983
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$1005
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$979
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$984
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$1050
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$494
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$561
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$627
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$493
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$1534
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$1272
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$993
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$1508
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$1739
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$1668
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$1727
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$1642
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$1608
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$495
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$495
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$494
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$1332
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$1653

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$1949
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$1638
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$1504
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$1787
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$1446
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$1789
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$1776
21 km or 13 mi Dorado
$1889
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$1275
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$1370
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$1668
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$1743
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$1575
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$1792
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$1827
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$1652
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$1680
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$1851
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$1297
42 km or 26 mi Orocovis
$1790
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$1700
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$1686
46 km or 28 mi Fajardo
$1588
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$1732
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$1673
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$1513
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$1393
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$1443
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$1779
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$1447
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$1737
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$1611
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$1761
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$1654
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$1725
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$1497
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$1714
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$1208
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$1525
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$2120