Nouakchott vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nouakchott	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$618	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1551	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$248	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.8	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$670	$813
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	53
😀 Quality of life	47	53
🏙️ Population	1.08M	8.78M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 10% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7492nd and 6882nd ($618 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd in Mauritania and China, respectively. Check Mauritania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 6488th and 6124th 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	$5.06	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.03%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.9	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.2	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7061	$19406

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083