Nouakchott vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nouakchott Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$618
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1551
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$248
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.8
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$670
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
14
96
😀 Quality of life
47
80
🏙️ Population
1.08M
17.5M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 34% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7492nd and 5744th ($618 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Mauritania and China, respectively. Check Mauritania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6488th and 460th 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
$5.06
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.03%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1156
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.58
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.36
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.2
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7061
$24305

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$486
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$556
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$1049
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$1060
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$778
693 km or 430 mi Bissau
$799
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$692
884 km or 549 mi Assomada
$692
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$968
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$989
965 km or 600 mi Mindelo
$749
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$971
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$1024
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$471
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$518
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$536
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$471
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$1175
1107 km or 688 mi Freetown
$751
1117 km or 694 mi Kankan
$975
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$1191
1135 km or 705 mi Tenerife
$1659
1145 km or 712 mi La Orotava
$1624
1151 km or 715 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1759
1155 km or 718 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1206
1157 km or 719 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1214
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$470
1166 km or 725 mi Markala
$471
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$472
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$1423
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$1499

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$2410
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$2614
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$618
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$589
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$1565
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$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
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$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
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$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
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$876
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$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
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$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
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$774
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$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
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$806
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$777
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$713
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$719
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$735
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$721
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$620
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$851
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$525
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$584