Nouakchott vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1526
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$288
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
99
😀 Quality of life
44
75
🏙️ Population
1.45M
24.9M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7532nd and 4971st ($659 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Mauritania and China, respectively. Check Mauritania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7312th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Shanghai

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Nouakchott Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.78
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$366
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.81%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3927
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1322
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.96
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.8
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5862
$27781

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$507
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$583
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$1001
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$1540
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$1774
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$1694
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$1750
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$1654
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$667
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$684
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$652
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$611
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$652
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$604
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$675
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$678
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$525
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$618
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$626
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