Nouakchott vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$2529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	46
😀 Quality of life	44	88
🏙️ Population	1.45M	750K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 64% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 7532nd and 2723rd ($659 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th in Mauritania and Canada, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 7312th and 326th 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	$2.99	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$13280

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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	$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

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429