Nouakchott vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$304	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	14	63
😀 Quality of life	47	38
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.27M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 27% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7033rd and 5917th ($675 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Mauritania and South Africa, respectively. Check Mauritania vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6451st and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Soweto

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	Nouakchott	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003