Nouakchott vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$618
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1551
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$248
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.8
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$670
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
35
😀 Quality of life
47
23
🏙️ Population
1.08M
2.96M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 18% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7492nd and 8335th ($618 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Yemen, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6488th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Sanaa

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Nouakchott Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.06
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.03%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1156
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.58
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.36
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.9
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.3
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.2
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7061
$2959

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$1009
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$1067
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$1179
421 km or 262 mi Fatick
$1068
438 km or 272 mi Kaolack
$1081
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$441
527 km or 327 mi Lamin
$486
540 km or 335 mi Brikama
$556
587 km or 365 mi Kolda
$1049
612 km or 380 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
672 km or 417 mi Bafata
$778
693 km or 430 mi Bissau
$799
877 km or 545 mi Praia
$692
884 km or 549 mi Assomada
$692
904 km or 562 mi Boffa
$968
953 km or 592 mi Mamou
$989
965 km or 600 mi Mindelo
$749
978 km or 608 mi Forecariah
$971
984 km or 611 mi Conakry
$1024
1041 km or 647 mi Banamba
$471
1047 km or 651 mi Bamako
$518
1048 km or 651 mi Laayoune
$536
1071 km or 665 mi Koulikoro
$471
1094 km or 680 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1175
1107 km or 688 mi Freetown
$751
1117 km or 694 mi Kankan
$975
1119 km or 695 mi Las Palmas
$1191
1135 km or 705 mi Tenerife
$1659
1145 km or 712 mi La Orotava
$1624
1151 km or 715 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1759
1155 km or 718 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1206
1157 km or 719 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1214
1159 km or 720 mi Segou
$470
1166 km or 725 mi Markala
$471
1175 km or 730 mi Bougouni
$472
1179 km or 732 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1423
1203 km or 748 mi Corralejo
$1499

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Distance City Cost of living
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$467
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$470
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$489
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$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
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$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
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$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
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$923
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$959
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$1642
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$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840