Chengdu vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$297	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	89	14
😀 Quality of life	76	45
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.45M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 5% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7360th and 7596th ($688 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 1st in China and Mauritania, respectively. Check China vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 1238th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Nouakchott

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	Chengdu	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$6774

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

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