Nouakchott vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$288	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	16
😀 Quality of life	44	57
🏙️ Population	1.45M	886K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 39% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7532nd and 5149th ($659 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Mauritania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7312th and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Tabuk

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	Nouakchott	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$8518

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403