Nouakchott vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nouakchott	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$618	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1551	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$248	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.8	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$670	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	14	24
😀 Quality of life	47	43
🏙️ Population	1.08M	6.56M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 7% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7492nd and 7871st ($618 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 6488th and 6810th 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	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.03%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.9	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.2	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7061	$11076

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586