Moscow vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	96	14
😀 Quality of life	72	45
🏙️ Population	13.3M	1.45M

The cost of living in Moscow is 157% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 3277th and 7596th ($1678 vs $653) 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 2774th and 7210th 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	$11.9	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$6774

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

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