Nouakchott vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$288	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	59
😀 Quality of life	44	84
🏙️ Population	1.45M	581K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 55% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 7532nd and 4193rd ($659 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Lithuania, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 7312th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Vilnius

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	Nouakchott	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$10967

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569