Brussels vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	96	14
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	196K	1.45M

The cost of living in Brussels is 211% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1939th and 7596th ($2030 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Mauritania, respectively. Check Belgium vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 121st and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Nouakchott

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	Brussels	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$6774

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653