Nouakchott vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$286	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$1068
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	99
😀 Quality of life	45	76
🏙️ Population	1.45M	24.9M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 43% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7596th and 4880th ($653 vs $1147) 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 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7210th and 1178th 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	$2.54	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789