Nouakchott vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$304	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	78
😀 Quality of life	47	66
🏙️ Population	1.08M	12.6M

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 32% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7033rd and 8544th ($675 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 Zhengzhou. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 6451st and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Zhengzhou

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	Nouakchott	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$19343

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591