Nouakchott vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$286	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	24
😀 Quality of life	45	81
🏙️ Population	1.45M	693K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 55% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7596th and 4194th ($653 vs $1436) 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 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 7210th and 622nd 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	$2.54	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$8171

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643