Nouakchott vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nouakchott	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1651	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$307	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.6	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$552
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	54
😀 Quality of life	45	40
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.49M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 13% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 7054th and 6539th ($678 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Mauritania and Brazil, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 6518th and 6967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Recife

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	Nouakchott	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.4	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.97%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3380	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.6	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.54	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.4	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7077	$18289

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502