Nouakchott vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1651
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$307
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$671
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
14
26
😀 Quality of life
45
24
🏙️ Population
1.08M
2.44M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 11% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7054th and 6597th ($678 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Mauritania and Cameroon, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6518th and 8641st 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
$5.01
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.4
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.97%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3380
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1156
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.6
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.54
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.5
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.4
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7077
$1615

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$1062
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$520
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$569
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$1039
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$1061
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$866
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$889
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$835
884 km or 549 mi Assomada
$840
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$972
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$994
965 km or 600 mi Mindelo
$898
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$974
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$1030
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$495
1047 km or 651 mi Bamako
$574
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$559
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$497
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$1336
1107 km or 688 mi Freetown
$1213
1117 km or 694 mi Kankan
$979
1119 km or 695 mi Las Palmas
$1353
1135 km or 705 mi Tenerife
$1707
1145 km or 712 mi La Orotava
$1660
1151 km or 715 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1764
1155 km or 718 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1394
1157 km or 719 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1391
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$498
1166 km or 725 mi Markala
$496
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$496
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$1266
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$1592

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$1368
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$794
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$933
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$655
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$710
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$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
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$812
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$374
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$666
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$702
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$488
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$638
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$906
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$651
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$1686
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$469
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$846
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$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
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$724
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$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
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$879
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$537
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$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
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$531
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$658
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$518
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$635
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$701
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$681
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$492
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$787
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$810
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$377
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$774