Nouakchott vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1530
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$286
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.1
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
33
😀 Quality of life
45
42
🏙️ Population
1.45M
2.96M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 23% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7596th and 8488th ($653 vs $532) 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 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7210th and 7615th 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
$2.54
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.9
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.93%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1521
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.94
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.6
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.1
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6774
$4197

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$527
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$545
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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
884 km or 549 mi Assomada
$979
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$983
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$1005
965 km or 600 mi Mindelo
$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
1117 km or 694 mi Kankan
$993
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$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
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$495
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$495
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$494
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$1332
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$499
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$476
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$475
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$497
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$864
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$509
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$871
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$564
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$873
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$561
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$484
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$563
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$477
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$890
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$748
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$513
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$481
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$993
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$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
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$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
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$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
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$923
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$1031
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$947
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$800
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$1210
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