Chisinau vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$1651
🏠 One person rent	$482	$307
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	51	14
😀 Quality of life	57	45
🏙️ Population	639K	1.08M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 29% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6200th and 7054th ($876 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and Mauritania, respectively. Check Moldova vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1 months in Nouakchott. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5629th and 6518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Nouakchott

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	Chisinau	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.06	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$59.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$3380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$87.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$80.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$7077

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$860
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$537
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$491
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1131
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$827
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$873
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$956
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$759
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$846
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$909
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$767
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$532
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$735
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$780
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$831
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$751
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$832
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$721
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$375
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$545
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$795
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$515
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$955
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$759
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$490
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$514
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$961
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1035
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$786
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$420
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$721
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$662
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$727
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$900

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$649
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1003
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1203
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1095
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1198
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1051
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$488
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$520
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$569
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1039
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$866
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$889
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$835
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$840
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$972
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$994
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$974
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1030
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$495
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1213
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$979
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$498
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$496
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$496
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1592