Nouakchott vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$3839
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	95
😀 Quality of life	44	95
🏙️ Population	1.45M	985K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 74% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 7532nd and 849th ($659 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Sweden, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 7312th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Stockholm

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	Nouakchott	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516