Nouakchott vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$286	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	96
😀 Quality of life	45	75
🏙️ Population	1.45M	11.5M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 42% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7596th and 4918th ($653 vs $1126) 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 7210th and 1670th 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	$2.54	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720