Moscow vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$959	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$160
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	96	14
😀 Quality of life	72	44
🏙️ Population	13.3M	1.45M

The cost of living in Moscow is 141% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 3728th and 7532nd ($1585 vs $659) 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 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 3206th and 7312th 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	$13.2	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$5862

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697