Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Nouakchott Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Nouakchott

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 1.9% cheaper than Nouakchott without rent, and 23.4% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 0.9% cheaper than Nouakchott without rent, and 12.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medellin
Nouakchott
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.03 COP 22.8K
$5.00 MRU 200
20.60%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.17 COP 125.6K
$24.81 MRU 992
33.70%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.29 COP 27.6K
$6.33 MRU 253
15.17%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.92 MRU 76.8
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.58 MRU 103
-
Cappuccino
$1.63 COP 6,170
$2.52 MRU 101
-35.32%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.05 COP 3,971
$1.82 MRU 72.8
-42.31%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.77 COP 2,916
$2.20 MRU 88.1
-65.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.73 COP 6,550
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.18 COP 12.0K
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medellin
Nouakchott
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.07 COP 4,040
$1.43 MRU 57.3
-25.17%
White Bread (500g)
$1.31 COP 4,965
$0.27 MRU 10.79
385.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.38 COP 5,227
$1.26 MRU 50.3
9.52%
Eggs
$2.25 COP 8,509
$2.26 MRU 90.4
-0.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.48 COP 17.0K
$8.05 MRU 322
-44.35%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.74 COP 21.7K
$5.54 MRU 221
3.61%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.86 COP 33.6K
$6.99 MRU 280
26.75%
Apples (1kg)
$2.24 COP 8,490
$2.20 MRU 88.1
1.82%
Banana (1kg)
$1.06 COP 4,012
$1.80 MRU 72.0
-41.11%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 COP 5,732
$1.42 MRU 57.0
6.34%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.36 COP 5,151
$0.97 MRU 38.91
40.21%
Potato (1kg)
$1.12 COP 4,244
$0.81 MRU 32.23
38.27%
Onion (1kg)
$1.17 COP 4,427
$0.83 MRU 33.35
40.96%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.90 COP 3,416
$0.57 MRU 22.62
57.89%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 COP 3,169
$0.70 MRU 28.07
20.00%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$10.01 MRU 400
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$2.52 MRU 101
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.78 MRU 71.0
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.26 COP 8,553
$2.51 MRU 100
-9.96%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.97 COP 37.8K
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 COP 4,479
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.39 COP 9,048
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Medellin
Nouakchott
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.86 COP 3,253
$0.53 MRU 21.38
62.26%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$41.45 COP 156.9K
$17.63 MRU 705
135.11%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.47 COP 5,555
$0.89 MRU 35.62
65.17%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.95 COP 7,367
$0.24 MRU 9.58
712.50%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.76 COP 29.4K
$5.62 MRU 225
38.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.97 COP 3,663
$1.40 MRU 56.1
-30.71%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.9K COP 68.0M
$7,682 MRU 307.1K
133.66%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.7K COP 101.2M
$9,282 MRU 371.1K
187.91%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medellin
Nouakchott
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$81.1 COP 307.1K
$147 MRU 5,885
-44.89%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.40 COP 35.6K
$24.83 MRU 993
-62.14%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.61 COP 89.4K
$60.2 MRU 2,407
-60.78%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medellin
Nouakchott
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.55 COP 96.7K
$87.8 MRU 3,509
-70.89%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.29 COP 73.0K
$254 MRU 10.2K
-92.40%
Cinema Ticket
$4.10 COP 15.5K
$4.52 MRU 181
-9.29%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medellin
Nouakchott
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$306 COP 1.2M
$81.2 MRU 3,244
277.22%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,899 COP 22.3M
$5,955 MRU 238.1K
-0.94%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medellin
Nouakchott
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$59.8 COP 226.5K
$20.83 MRU 833
187.18%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.96 COP 121.0K
$21.12 MRU 844
51.33%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 COP 388.8K
$69.6 MRU 2,781
47.64%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 COP 408.4K
$35.43 MRU 1,416
204.46%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medellin
Nouakchott
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$483 COP 1.8M
$228 MRU 9,105
112.19%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$377 COP 1.4M
$165 MRU 6,590
128.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$822 COP 3.1M
$646 MRU 25.8K
27.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$721 COP 2.7M
$311 MRU 12.5K
131.45%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,784 COP 10.5M
$6,580 MRU 263.0K
-57.69%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,320 COP 5.0M
$1,643 MRU 65.7K
-19.65%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medellin
Nouakchott
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$538 COP 2.0M
$562 MRU 22.5K
-4.34%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.43
16.5
-18.61%

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Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

Last update for Nouakchott: March 3, 2026

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