Nouakchott vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nouakchott	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1651	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$307	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.6	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$6770
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	81
😀 Quality of life	45	98
🏙️ Population	1.08M	447K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 80% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7054th and 41st ($678 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mauritania and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nouakchott compared to 2 months in Zurich. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6518th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Zurich

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	Nouakchott	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.4	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.97%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3380	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.6	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.54	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.4	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7077	$20539

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$649
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1003
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1203
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1095
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1198
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1051
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$488
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$520
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$569
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1039
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$866
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$889
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$835
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$840
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$972
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$994
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$974
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1030
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$495
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$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
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$498
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$496
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$496
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1592

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843