Nouakchott vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nouakchott	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1651	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$307	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.6	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	99
😀 Quality of life	45	99
🏙️ Population	1.08M	4.84M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7054th and 312th ($678 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Australia, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6518th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Sydney

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	Nouakchott	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.4	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.97%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3380	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.54	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.4	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7077	$18951

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$649
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1003
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1203
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1095
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1198
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1051
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$488
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$520
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$569
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1039
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$866
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$889
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$835
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$840
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$972
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$994
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$974
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1030
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$495
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1213
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$979
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$498
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$496
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$496
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1592

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754