Nouakchott vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nouakchott	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$618	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1551	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$248	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.8	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$670	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	99
😀 Quality of life	47	98
🏙️ Population	1.08M	4.84M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 77% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7492nd and 318th ($618 vs $2741) 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 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6488th and 3rd 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	$5.06	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.03%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.9	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.2	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7061	$17934

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816