Foshan vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$208	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	95	14
😀 Quality of life	70	47
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.08M

The cost of living in Foshan is 10% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7543rd and 7033rd ($611 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1st in China and Mauritania, respectively. Check China vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 2601st and 6451st 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	$3.41	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$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	$246	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$6979

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

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