Nouakchott vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$286	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	14	74
😀 Quality of life	45	88
🏙️ Population	1.45M	459K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 73% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7596th and 978th ($653 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st in Mauritania and the United States, respectively. Check Mauritania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 7210th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nouakchott	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$16143

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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	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769