Nouakchott vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$304	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	14	81
😀 Quality of life	47	67
🏙️ Population	1.08M	5.6M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 31% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7033rd and 5668th ($675 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritania and Russia, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6451st and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Saint Petersburg

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	Nouakchott	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$7571

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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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441