Beijing vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$575	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	75	47
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.08M

The cost of living in Beijing is 51% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5387th and 7033rd ($1016 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Mauritania, respectively. Check China vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 989th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Nouakchott

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	Beijing	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$6979

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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