Nouakchott vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$286	$783
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1306
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$1896
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	14	39
😀 Quality of life	45	78
🏙️ Population	1.45M	767K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 56% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 7596th and 4035th ($653 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Mauritania and Croatia, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 7210th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Zagreb

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	Nouakchott	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$12142

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1265
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1072
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1188
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1347
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1279
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1396
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1043
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$911
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$661
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$733
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1719
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$586
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1431
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1436
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1681
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$972
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$893
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1752
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1659
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$917
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1170
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1189
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1372
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1409
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1648
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1381
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1409
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1029
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1533
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$667
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1124
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1517
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1169
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1172
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$978