Nouakchott vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1651
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$307
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$671
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
14
1
😀 Quality of life
45
22
🏙️ Population
1.08M
65.5K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 23% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7054th and 6193rd ($678 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.3 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 6518th and 8799th 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
$5.01
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.4
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.97%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3380
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1156
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.6
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.54
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.5
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.4
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7077
$3719

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$866
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$889
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$835
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$840
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$972
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$994
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$898
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$974
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$1030
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$495
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$574
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$559
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$497
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$1336
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$1213
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$979
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$1353
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$1707
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$1660
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$1764
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$1394
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$1391
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$498
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$496
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$496
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$1266
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$1592

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$879
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$659
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$702
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$1201
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$812
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$651
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$710
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$655
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1368
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$638
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$374
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$933
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1686
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$906
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$886
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1036
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$846
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$764
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$537
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$469
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$794
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$714
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$658
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$1133
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$635
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$710
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$755
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
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$774
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$759
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$1019
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$704
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$531
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$711
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$699
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$686
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$531
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$531
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$617