Foshan vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Foshan	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$575	$618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1875	$1551
🏠 One person rent	$156	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$353	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$56.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$967	$670
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	95	14
😀 Quality of life	73	47
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.08M

The cost of living in Foshan is 7% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7900th and 7492nd ($575 vs $618) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and Mauritania, respectively. Check China vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 1721st and 6488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Nouakchott

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	Foshan	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.6	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$87.3	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	13.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5068	$3422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$3.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.47	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.3	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$82.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23979	$7061

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$742
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$812
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$481
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$816
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1565
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$830
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$837
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2410
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$876
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$891
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$824
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$856
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$774
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$785
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1083
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$831
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$857
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$806
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$752
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$738
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$799
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$716
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$735
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$812
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$588
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$525
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$611
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$596
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$584
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$530
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$620
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$638

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499