Nouakchott vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$286	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	49
😀 Quality of life	45	71
🏙️ Population	1.45M	8.78M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 0.7% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7596th and 7630th ($653 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th in Mauritania and China, respectively. Check Mauritania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7210th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Quanzhou

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	Nouakchott	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$9745

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954