Moscow vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Moscow	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2731	$1651
🏠 One person rent	$612	$307
🏘️ Family rent	$1215	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$671
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	96	14
😀 Quality of life	74	45
🏙️ Population	13M	1.08M

The cost of living in Moscow is 59% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5091st and 7054th ($1075 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Mauritania, respectively. Check Russia vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1 months in Nouakchott. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 1280th and 6518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Nouakchott

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	Moscow	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.34	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.71	$59.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6312	$3380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3303	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$87.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$495	$80.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11652	$7077

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$736
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$583
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$633
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$672
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$566
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$660
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$606
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$590
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$507
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$616
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$498
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$623
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$471
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$450
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$461
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$551
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$639
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$480
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$508
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$457
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$419
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$298
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$447
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$415
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$467
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$376
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$514
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$469
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$449
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$451
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$541

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