Minneapolis vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	84	14
😀 Quality of life	88	47
🏙️ Population	430K	1.08M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 242% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1145th and 7033rd ($2308 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 1st in the United States and Mauritania, respectively. Check the United States vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 237th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Minneapolis	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$6979

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

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