Nouakchott vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$2482
🏠 One person rent	$288	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$248
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	14	1
😀 Quality of life	44	29
🏙️ Population	1.45M	65.5K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 37% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7532nd and 5349th ($659 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 7312th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Sao Tome

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	Nouakchott	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$3421

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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	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1042
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$745
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1239
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1344
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$750
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$641
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1254
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$601
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$386
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$834
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1555
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$849
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$878
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$922
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$785
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$668
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$655
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$587
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$750
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$687
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$594
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1022
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$578
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$796
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$775
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$659
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$544
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$802
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$665
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$695
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$544
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$543
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$612