Nouakchott vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nouakchott	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$296	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	95
😀 Quality of life	44	69
🏙️ Population	1.08M	11.5M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 37% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7342nd and 5192nd ($662 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Brazil, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7156th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Sao Paulo

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	Nouakchott	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3383	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.7	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6942	$15428

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666