Nouakchott vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$304	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$353
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	49
😀 Quality of life	47	58
🏙️ Population	1.08M	603K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 26% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 7033rd and 8377th ($675 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritania and Tunisia, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 6451st and 5485th 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	$5.06	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$3168

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$465
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$549
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$348
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$443
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$495
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$410
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$459
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1019
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$448
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$459
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$938
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1377
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1455
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$476
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$386
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$971
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1137
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$477
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$377
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$941
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1077
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$391
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$410
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1346
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1486
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1555
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1307
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1624
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1749
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1415
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1106
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$390
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$321
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1161
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1193