Jerusalem vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	77	14
😀 Quality of life	86	44
🏙️ Population	936K	1.45M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 277% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 911th and 7532nd ($2483 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Mauritania, respectively. Check Israel vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 410th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Nouakchott

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	Jerusalem	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$5862

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697