Nouakchott vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$3832
🏠 One person rent	$286	$821
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1405
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$523
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$2188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	14	59
😀 Quality of life	45	87
🏙️ Population	1.45M	458K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 59% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 7596th and 3619th ($653 vs $1594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Estonia, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.4 months in Tallinn. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 7210th and 357th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Tallinn

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	Nouakchott	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$5123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$3587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$25.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$7.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$10559

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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	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1455
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1970
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1974
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$1085
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1597
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1843
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1391
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1698
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1673
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1179
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1521
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$1054
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1535
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1220
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1478
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1529
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$1079
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1560
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1533
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1531
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1383
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$1081
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$938
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1482
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1407
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1439
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1424
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1370
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1492