Nouakchott vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$286	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$367
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	68
😀 Quality of life	45	64
🏙️ Population	1.45M	603K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 3% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 7596th and 7720th ($653 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Tunisia, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 7210th and 5263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Tunis

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	Nouakchott	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$1401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$3946

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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 Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$547
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$592
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$391
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$519
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$583
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$460
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$399
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$504
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1176
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$487
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$495
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1110
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1541
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1624
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$519
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$418
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1123
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1176
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$490
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$403
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$1063
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1210
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$423
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$433
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1769
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1639
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1764
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1471
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1852
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$2127
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1824
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1750
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1317
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$407
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$342
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1336
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1366