Bern vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bern	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2857	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$1571	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$2760	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7360	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	81	14
😀 Quality of life	93	45
🏙️ Population	137K	1.45M

The cost of living in Bern is 337% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 348th and 7596th ($2857 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Switzerland and Mauritania, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 52nd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bern	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.3	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$7	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.23	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1759	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3129	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2271	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.14%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16402	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9845	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.26	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.6	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.68	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.6	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.1	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.5	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.4	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.1	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$48.4	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$143	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$168	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2526	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29629	$6774

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2907
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2711
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2543
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2891
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$3138
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$3043
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3199
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3321
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3288
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2644
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3117
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$3034
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3393
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3587
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1700
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3134
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2468
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3125
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$4491
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3519
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3312
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3264
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3348
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1447
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1465
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3514
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3492
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3857
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3231
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3239
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653