Nouakchott vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$6070
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1263
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$6224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	14	29
😀 Quality of life	47	80
🏙️ Population	1.08M	5.67K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 73% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 7033rd and 791st ($675 vs $2508) 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 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 2.5 months in Vaduz. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 6451st and 535th 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	$5.06	$33.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$16.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$6.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$15241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$4760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$82.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$46.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$9.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$25.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$50
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$6.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$74.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$22.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$42
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$8122

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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 Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2352
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$1818
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2344
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1641
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$1660
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1690
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1561
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2262
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1731
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$2974
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1732
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1560
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$2976
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1795
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3032
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1731
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3099
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3426
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3296
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3037
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1668
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$2873
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1555
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1688
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1502
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$2934
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$2931
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$2897
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$2891