Nouakchott vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$304	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	14	24
😀 Quality of life	47	38
🏙️ Population	1.08M	7.82M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 8% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7033rd and 6735th ($675 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6451st and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Shangqiu

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	Nouakchott	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$17921

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529