Nouakchott vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$304	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	14	24
😀 Quality of life	47	39
🏙️ Population	1.08M	6.56M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 14% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7033rd and 7740th ($675 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6451st and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Shaoyang

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	Nouakchott	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600