Nouakchott vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$304	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	87
😀 Quality of life	47	92
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.01M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 82% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7033rd and 8th ($675 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Mauritania and the United States, respectively. Check Mauritania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 6451st and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs San Jose, United States

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	Nouakchott	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$25839

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968