Nouakchott vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$286	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$860
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	92
😀 Quality of life	45	81
🏙️ Population	1.45M	6.26M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 45% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7596th and 4785th ($653 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritania and Chile, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7210th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Santiago

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	Nouakchott	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$12174

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$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
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$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

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895