Nouakchott vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$304	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$886
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	14	98
😀 Quality of life	47	70
🏙️ Population	1.08M	12.3M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 3% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7033rd and 7163rd ($675 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6451st and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Wuhan

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	Nouakchott	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586