Nouakchott vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nouakchott	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$618	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1551	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$248	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.8	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$670	$674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	91
😀 Quality of life	47	77
🏙️ Population	1.08M	6.26M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 43% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7492nd and 4828th ($618 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Chile, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6488th and 685th 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	$5.06	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.03%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.2	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7061	$6400

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$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

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440