Nouakchott vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$286	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$827
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	14	21
😀 Quality of life	45	46
🏙️ Population	1.45M	6.56M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 8% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7596th and 7943rd ($653 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7210th and 7142nd 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	$2.54	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619