Nouakchott vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$3212
🏠 One person rent	$288	$912
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1543
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$2465
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	66
😀 Quality of life	44	87
🏙️ Population	1.45M	1.25M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 55% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7532nd and 4144th ($659 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Mauritania and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Mauritania vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7312th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Sharjah

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	Nouakchott	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$9.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$7922

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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	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2183
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2420
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1214
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1457
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1080
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$796
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1135
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2014
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1923
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$545
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$541
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$575
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$545
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1309
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1109
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1192
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$563
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$575
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$931
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1037
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$565
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$547
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$823
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$627
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$489
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$487
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$813
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$565
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$492