Nouakchott vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$286	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$271
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	14	1
😀 Quality of life	45	29
🏙️ Population	1.45M	65.5K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 35% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7596th and 5493rd ($653 vs $1011) 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 0.3 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 7210th and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nouakchott	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$2877

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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 Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1013
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$743
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1209
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1272
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$738
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$627
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1156
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$591
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$373
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$821
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1364
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$773
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$786
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$795
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$693
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$666
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$627
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$564
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$759
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$699
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$531
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$946
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$488
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$830
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$670
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$658
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$995
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$575
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$533
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$759
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$639
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$673
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$596