Nouakchott vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$3705
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	14	98
😀 Quality of life	44	94
🏙️ Population	1.45M	2.03M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 70% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 7532nd and 1464th ($659 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Austria, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 7312th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Vienna

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	Nouakchott	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989