Nouakchott vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$304	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	27
😀 Quality of life	47	59
🏙️ Population	1.08M	687K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 39% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7033rd and 4828th ($675 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th in Mauritania and Spain, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 6451st and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Zaragoza

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	Nouakchott	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$7261

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387