Nouakchott vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nouakchott	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$618	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1551	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$248	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.8	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$670	$6506
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	80
😀 Quality of life	47	90
🏙️ Population	1.08M	737K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 79% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7492nd and 145th ($618 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 6488th and 125th 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	$5.06	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.03%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.9	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.2	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7061	$29730

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210