Nouakchott vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$286	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$2587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	46
😀 Quality of life	45	88
🏙️ Population	1.45M	750K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 65% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 7596th and 2623rd ($653 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in Mauritania and Canada, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Winnipeg ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 7210th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Winnipeg

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	Nouakchott	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$15143

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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

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310