Moscow vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Moscow	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1244	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$730	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1434	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$762
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	96	14
😀 Quality of life	74	47
🏙️ Population	13.1M	1.08M

The cost of living in Moscow is 84% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4359th and 7033rd ($1244 vs $675) 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 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 1187th and 6451st 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	$9.55	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.26	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$971	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$566	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2192	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1092	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.08	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.71%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7641	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3605	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.7	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12252	$6979

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$786
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$676
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$743
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$633
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$719
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$538
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$552
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$681
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$564
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$540
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$505
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$513
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$479
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$430
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$584
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$717
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$528
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$490
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$448
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$300
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$473
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$434
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$474
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$438
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$524
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$440
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$486
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$552
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$592

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