Nouakchott vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$1642
🏠 One person rent	$288	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$759
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	14	22
😀 Quality of life	44	51
🏙️ Population	1.45M	1.99M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 5% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 7532nd and 7752nd ($659 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Mauritania and Turkey, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.2 months in Urfa. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Urfa ranked 33rd in Turkey, while ranked 7312th and 6642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Urfa

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	Nouakchott	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$2.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$8142

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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	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697

Cities near Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$654
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$597
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$591
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$593
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$571
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$580
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$492
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$598
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$550
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$568
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$595
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$545
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$524
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$485
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$539
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$547
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$581
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$476
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$597
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$622
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$344
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$552
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$499
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$560
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$533
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$600
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$588
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$390
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$446
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$599
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$566
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$583
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$761