Nouakchott vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1526
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$288
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
14
22
😀 Quality of life
44
43
🏙️ Population
1.45M
2.44M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 1% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7532nd and 7446th ($659 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Mauritania and Cameroon, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 7312th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Yaounde

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Nouakchott Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.78
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$366
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.6
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.81%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3927
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1322
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.96
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.1
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.8
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5862
$1815

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$1178
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$537
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$605
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$1127
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$1108
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$852
693 km or 430 mi Bissau
$878
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$979
884 km or 549 mi Assomada
$977
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$990
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$1016
965 km or 600 mi Mindelo
$1014
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$993
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$1058
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$507
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$583
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$635
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$508
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$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
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$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
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$508
1166 km or 725 mi Markala
$508
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$507
1179 km or 732 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1332
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$1697

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$1254
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$750
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$834
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$641
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$750
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$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
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$1344
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$386
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$550
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$745
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$492
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$601
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$849
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$618
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$1555
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$587
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$785
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$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
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$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
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$655
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$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
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$543
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$594
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$522
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$578
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$584
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$631
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$506
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$785
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$851
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$353
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$775