Hong Kong vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	88	47
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.08M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 306% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 427th and 7033rd ($2737 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Hong Kong compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 248th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Nouakchott

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	Hong Kong	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$6979

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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