Nouakchott vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nouakchott	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$1533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	14	18
😀 Quality of life	44	66
🏙️ Population	1.08M	955K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 61% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7342nd and 3094th ($662 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Mauritania and Spain, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 7156th and 5034th 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	$2.75	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3383	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.7	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6942	$6640

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401