Nouakchott vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$288	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	14	74
😀 Quality of life	44	70
🏙️ Population	1.45M	9.07M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 14% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7532nd and 8176th ($659 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 313th in Mauritania and China, respectively. Check Mauritania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.5 months in Shenyang. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 7312th and 3872nd 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	$2.99	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$25508

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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	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523