Nouakchott vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$288	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	24
😀 Quality of life	44	81
🏙️ Population	1.45M	693K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 55% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7532nd and 4152nd ($659 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Mauritania and Spain, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 7312th and 683rd 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	$2.99	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671