Minneapolis vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	86	14
😀 Quality of life	88	45
🏙️ Population	430K	1.45M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 273% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1017th and 7596th ($2434 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 283rd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Minneapolis	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$6774

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

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