Nouakchott vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$2526
🏠 One person rent	$286	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$938
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	14	95
😀 Quality of life	45	76
🏙️ Population	1.45M	17.5M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 34% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7596th and 5618th ($653 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7210th and 1163rd 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	$2.54	$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648