Nouakchott vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$2156
🏠 One person rent	$304	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$264
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	96
😀 Quality of life	47	60
🏙️ Population	1.08M	8.69M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 14% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7033rd and 6486th ($675 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Mauritania and Iran, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6451st and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Tehran

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	Nouakchott	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$1951

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$714
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$710
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$698
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$681
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$698
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$680
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$665
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$684
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$688
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$693
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$736
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$651
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$645
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$557
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$574
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$488
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$458
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$658
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$580
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$562
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$552
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$455
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$534
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$443
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$469
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$466
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$685
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$505
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$598
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510