Nouakchott vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1530
$7781
🏠 One person rent
$286
$2159
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$3818
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.1
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$7152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
14
100
😀 Quality of life
45
94
🏙️ Population
1.45M
690K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 81% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 7596th and 74th ($653 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th 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 2.1 months in Washington. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 7210th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Nouakchott Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.9
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.93%
6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1521
$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.94
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.7
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$196
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.6
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.1
$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6774
$24903

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$987
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$561
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$627
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$1739
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$1668
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$1727
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$1642
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$3031
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$2572
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$2913
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$2769
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$2223
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$3016
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$2367
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$2774
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$2678
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$2803
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$2596
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$2377
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$2801
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$2508
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$2512
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$2799
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$2696
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$2608
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$3338
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$2695
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$2856
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$2379
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$2793
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$2862
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$2484
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$2341
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$2554
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$2224
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$2603
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$2318
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$1977
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$3012
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$2275
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$2037
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$2252
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$2109
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$2088