Nouakchott vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nouakchott	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$296	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	14	85
😀 Quality of life	44	71
🏙️ Population	1.08M	9.07M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 19% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7342nd and 8245th ($662 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 7156th and 3667th 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	$2.75	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3383	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.7	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6942	$24707

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501