Nouakchott vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$304	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$1146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	14	70
😀 Quality of life	47	68
🏙️ Population	1.08M	12.7M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 22% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7033rd and 6198th ($675 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6451st and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Suzhou

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	Nouakchott	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$17431

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613