Jerusalem vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	78	14
😀 Quality of life	85	47
🏙️ Population	936K	1.08M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 213% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1551st and 7033rd ($2114 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Mauritania, respectively. Check Israel vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 374th and 6451st 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	$22.2	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$6979

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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