Nouakchott vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$286	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$4456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	14	92
😀 Quality of life	45	96
🏙️ Population	1.45M	548K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 74% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 7596th and 901st ($653 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Mauritania and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Mauritania vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 7210th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs The Hague

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	Nouakchott	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$12462

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688