Nouakchott vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1526
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$288
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
82
😀 Quality of life
44
96
🏙️ Population
1.45M
449K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 83% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7532nd and 13th ($659 vs $3784) 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 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 7312th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nouakchott Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.78
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$366
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.6
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.81%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3927
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1322
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.96
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.1
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.8
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5862
$24322

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$537
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$605
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$1127
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$1108
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$852
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$878
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$979
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$977
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$990
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$1016
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$1014
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$993
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$1058
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$507
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$583
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$635
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$508
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$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
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$1694
1151 km or 715 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1750
1155 km or 718 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1654
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$1615
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$508
1166 km or 725 mi Markala
$508
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$507
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$1332
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$1697

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$3494
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$3353
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$3367
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$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
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$3281
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$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
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$3305
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$3310
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$3360
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$3556
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$4151
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$3318
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$2731
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$2740
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$1711
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$2546
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$3367
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$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
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$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
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$1550
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$3677
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$1604
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$1721
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$1731
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$3080
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$1393
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$1498
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$1966
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$2543
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$3171