Nouakchott vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$2129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	14	39
😀 Quality of life	44	76
🏙️ Population	1.45M	6.44K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 64% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 7532nd and 2829th ($659 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mauritania and Malta, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 7312th and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Valletta

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	Nouakchott	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$12962

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388