Nouakchott vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$304	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	14	18
😀 Quality of life	47	60
🏙️ Population	1.08M	932K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 58% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7033rd and 3004th ($675 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Mauritania and Spain, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 6451st and 5171st 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	$5.06	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291