Ningbo vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ningbo	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$249	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.7	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1198	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	53	14
😀 Quality of life	73	45
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.45M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 1% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7558th and 7596th ($660 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 1st in China and Mauritania, respectively. Check China vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ningbo compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Ningbo ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 2343rd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Nouakchott

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	Ningbo	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.72	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.12%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4619	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2635	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.82	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$803	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15801	$6774

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$571
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$670
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$677
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$899
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1147
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1030
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$696
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$687
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$726
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$680
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$708
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$798
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$611
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$725
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$686
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$774
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$643
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$663
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$581
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$717
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$658
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$657
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$645
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$628
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$651
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$659
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$623
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$627
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$646
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$664
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$644
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538

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