Nouakchott vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1526
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$288
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
14
95
😀 Quality of life
44
77
🏙️ Population
1.45M
17.5M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 30% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6106th ($659 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7312th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Shenzhen

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Nouakchott Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.78
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$366
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.81%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3927
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1322
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.96
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.1
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.8
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5862
$22916

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$852
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$878
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$979
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$977
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$990
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$1016
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$1014
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$993
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$1058
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$507
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$583
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$635
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$508
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$1531
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$1323
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$1001
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$1540
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$1774
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$1694
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$1750
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$1654
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$1615
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$508
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$1332
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$1718
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$534
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$621
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$848
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$782
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$611
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$943
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$844
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$765
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$795
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$807
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$832
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$896
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$589
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$807
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$464
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$602
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$673
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$465
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$816
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$760
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$769
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$790
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$789
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$814
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$730
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$738
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$805
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$698
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$696
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$699
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$694
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