Nouakchott vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nouakchott	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	80
😀 Quality of life	44	93
🏙️ Population	1.08M	737K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 79% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7342nd and 125th ($662 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd in Mauritania and the United States, respectively. Check Mauritania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 7156th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Seattle

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	Nouakchott	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3383	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.7	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6942	$29883

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114