Brussels vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$459
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$173
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	96	14
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	196K	1.08M

The cost of living in Brussels is 207% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1913th and 7342nd ($2028 vs $662) 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 1.7 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 165th and 7156th 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	$25.6	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$6.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	16.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$3383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$87.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$6942

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658