Nouakchott vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$304	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	20
😀 Quality of life	47	41
🏙️ Population	1.08M	6.44M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 0.5% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7033rd and 7052nd ($675 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 Shangrao. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 6451st and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Shangrao

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	Nouakchott	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621