Nouakchott vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nouakchott	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1651	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$307	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.6	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$1324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	61
😀 Quality of life	45	79
🏙️ Population	1.08M	605K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 42% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7054th and 4672nd ($678 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritania and Latvia, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6518th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nouakchott	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.4	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.97%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3380	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.54	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.4	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7077	$13962

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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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1377
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1111
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$856
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$893
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$946
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$999
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$902
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1102
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$966
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$950
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$899
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1029
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$856
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1120
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1191
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1341
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$886
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$440
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1447
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$871
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1278
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$973
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1061
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1525
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$979
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1363
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$846
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1936
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2023
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$390
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1057
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1363