Nouakchott vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nouakchott	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2188
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$920
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$8230
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	14	28
😀 Quality of life	44	71
🏙️ Population	1.08M	5.67K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 74% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 7342nd and 805th ($662 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 3.2 months in Vaduz. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 7156th and 3536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Vaduz

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	Nouakchott	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$31.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$19.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$6.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$4.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$993
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$2286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	7.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3383	$16882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$7076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$9.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$26.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$50.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$4.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$8.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$4.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.7	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$99.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$180
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6942	$17420

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2443
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2108
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2846
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1944
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2029
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1830
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1719
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2650
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1887
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3249
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1873
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1730
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3282
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1880
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3207
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1829
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3381
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3836
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3691
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3392
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1817
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3153
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1705
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1836
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1706
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3239
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3231
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3197
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3175