Nouakchott vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$286	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	47
😀 Quality of life	45	67
🏙️ Population	1.45M	276K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 31% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7596th and 5940th ($653 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 7210th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Sarajevo

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	Nouakchott	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$3670

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$594
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$758
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$667
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$727
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$841
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$972
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$826
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1265
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1602
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$930
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1520
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$586
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1053
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1511
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1207
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$733
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1092
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1349
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1209
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1078
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$849
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$581
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1189
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1533
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$718
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1067
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$848