Minsk vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minsk	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2352	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$455	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$813	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$62	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$692	$188
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	59	14
😀 Quality of life	68	45
🏙️ Population	2M	1.45M

The cost of living in Minsk is 42% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6121st and 7596th ($924 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Mauritania, respectively. Check Belarus vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 4446th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Nouakchott

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	Minsk	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.4	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$562	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1020	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.41%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.16	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.97	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.46	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14758	$6774

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$676
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$608
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$477
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1434
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$669
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$974
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$355
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$527
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$938
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$881
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$445
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$859
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1258
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$589
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$928
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$982
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$835
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1114
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1229
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$629
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$895
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1170
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$964
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$479
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$1060
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1000
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$397
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$543
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$893
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1023
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1254
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$591
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1205
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1374
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$938
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$853

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