Nouakchott vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$304	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	14	100
😀 Quality of life	47	95
🏙️ Population	1.08M	9.67M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 49% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 7033rd and 4104th ($675 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mauritania and South Korea, respectively. Check Mauritania vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 6451st and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Seoul

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	Nouakchott	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$20197

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019