Maoming vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maoming	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$797	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2117	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$423	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$745	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1025	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	27	14
😀 Quality of life	51	45
🏙️ Population	6.17M	1.45M

The cost of living in Maoming is 22% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6780th and 7596th ($797 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 Maoming compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Maoming ranked 109th best city to live in China vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6580th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Nouakchott

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	Maoming	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.2	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.7	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.05	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4919	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2687	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.72	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.96	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$563	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19775	$6774

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954

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