Nouakchott vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$304	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	21
😀 Quality of life	47	40
🏙️ Population	1.08M	6.71M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 25% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 7033rd and 6043rd ($675 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 6451st and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Yancheng

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	Nouakchott	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984