Belem vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$405	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	40	14
😀 Quality of life	41	47
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.08M

The cost of living in Belem is 12% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6655th and 7033rd ($755 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil and Mauritania, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6876th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Nouakchott

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	Belem	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$6979

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

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