Nouakchott vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nouakchott	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1651	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$307	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.6	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	20
😀 Quality of life	45	46
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.29M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 37% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7054th and 8700th ($678 vs $496) 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 1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6518th and 6501st 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	$5.01	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.4	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.97%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3380	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.6	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.54	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.4	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7077	$1179

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$649
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1003
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1203
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1095
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1198
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1051
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$488
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$520
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$569
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1039
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$866
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$889
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$835
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$840
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$972
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$994
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$974
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1030
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$495
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1213
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$979
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$498
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$496
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$496
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1592

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160