Nouakchott vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$286	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$1093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	14	74
😀 Quality of life	45	58
🏙️ Population	1.45M	9.07M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 7% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7596th and 7878th ($653 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 7210th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Shenyang

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	Nouakchott	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532