Foshan vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Foshan	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$234	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$798	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	93	14
😀 Quality of life	72	45
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.45M

The cost of living in Foshan is 4% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7755th and 7596th ($627 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 1st in China and Mauritania, respectively. Check China vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 2991st and 7210th 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	$3.7	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4322	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.9	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.37	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22953	$6774

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$785
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$873
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$548
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$694
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$801
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$858
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1734
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$995
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$638
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2396
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$908
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$777
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$793
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$766
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$778
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$954
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$802
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$797
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$751
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$739
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$600
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$682
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$473
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$714
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$758
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$474
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$612
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$528
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$601
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$648
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$602
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$711
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$679

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