Minsk vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minsk	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1874	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$352	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.5	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$686	$762
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	61	14
😀 Quality of life	67	47
🏙️ Population	1.99M	1.08M

The cost of living in Minsk is 8% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6769th and 7033rd ($727 vs $675) 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 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 3750th and 6451st 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	$9.19	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.9	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1211	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.72	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10220	$6979

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$570
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$517
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$438
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1261
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$474
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$936
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$300
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$435
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$843
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$850
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$385
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$847
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1150
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$440
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$950
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$761
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1016
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$935
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$479
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$840
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$469
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1025
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$953
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$433
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$964
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$933
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$394
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$510
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$804
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$882
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1113
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$549
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1107
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1299
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$835
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$850

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