Nouakchott vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$1126
🏠 One person rent	$286	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	23
😀 Quality of life	45	34
🏙️ Population	1.45M	1.29M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 37% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7596th and 8771st ($653 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Libya, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 7210th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Tripoli

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	Nouakchott	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$894

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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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$313
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$355
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$364
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$353
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$376
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$377
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$378
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$487
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$403
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1769
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1750
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1639
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1824
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1764
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1852
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2127
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$583
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$460
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$418
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$519
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1317
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1063
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1210
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1123
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$633
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$592
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$547
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1336
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$495
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1176
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$391
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1110
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1176
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$359
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$399
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164