Brussels vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	96	14
😀 Quality of life	89	47
🏙️ Population	196K	1.08M

The cost of living in Brussels is 169% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 2354th and 7033rd ($1816 vs $675) 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 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 190th and 6451st 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	$18.9	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$6979

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

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