Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Nouakchott, Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 24.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 31.8% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 90.8% more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 79.7% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 48.2% less in Nouakchott

The cost of restaurants and housing in Nouakchott are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nouakchott. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Nouakchott.

Nouakchott vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.22	$4.99 MRO1,792	+19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.29	$5.94 MRO2,132	+6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.59	$2.01 MRO722	+305.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.24	$2.39 MRO859	+674.3%
Average			+251.5%

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Beijing	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.38	$0.27 MRO99	-80.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.89	$3.76 MRO1,350	-48.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.90	$5.46 MRO1,959	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.58	$2.21 MRO795	+27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.08	$2.49 MRO895	+62.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.64	$1.00 MRO358	+8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.15	$0.83 MRO297	+16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.42	$0.65 MRO232	-27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.22	$0.45 MRO160	-23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.67	$0.35 MRO125	-5.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.41	$0.39 MRO140	-17.1%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 31.8% less for transportation

	Beijing	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.56	$5.33 MRO1,912	+22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥241.74	$17.47 MRO6,271	-47.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥151,087.44	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	-64.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.24	$2.87 MRO1,030	-37.5%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 90.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.16	$58.82 MRO21,115	+342.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,731.11	$224.43 MRO80,570	-75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,564.64	$161.09 MRO57,832	-67.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥304.32	$110.75 MRO39,758	+163.4%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 79.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,526.70	$78.09 MRO28,033	-89.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥165,860.43	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	-69.6%
Average			-79.7%

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.06	$1.95 MRO699	+74.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.08	$2.42 MRO867	-33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.18	$2.50 MRO896	-28.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥473.82	$86.71 MRO31,129	+32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.43	$4.37 MRO1,568	-47.7%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 48.2% less for clothing

	Beijing	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥453.54	$20.33 MRO7,298	-67.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥251.09	$20.64 MRO7,410	-40.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥604.09	$68.82 MRO24,707	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥779.15	$35.25 MRO12,653	-67.3%
Average			-48.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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