Nouakchott vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$288	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	14	30
😀 Quality of life	44	55
🏙️ Population	1.45M	431K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 36% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7532nd and 5494th ($659 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritania and Namibia, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7312th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Windhoek

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	Nouakchott	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$5907

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892