Nouakchott vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nouakchott	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$618	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1551	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$248	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.8	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$670	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	95
😀 Quality of life	47	64
🏙️ Population	1.08M	12.4M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 41% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7492nd and 5031st ($618 vs $1042) 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 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6488th and 4799th 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	$5.06	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.03%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.9	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.2	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7061	$12031

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659