Nouakchott vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	14	19
😀 Quality of life	44	67
🏙️ Population	1.45M	955K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 63% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7532nd and 2952nd ($659 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Mauritania and Spain, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 7312th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Tenerife

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	Nouakchott	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490