Nouakchott vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nouakchott	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1530	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$286	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	14	57
😀 Quality of life	45	28
🏙️ Population	1.45M	43.9K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 46% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 7596th and 4742nd ($653 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritania and Palestine, respectively. Check Mauritania vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 7210th and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nouakchott vs Ramallah

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	Nouakchott	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.93%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1521	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6774	$4139

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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

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1994
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2465
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2466
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$1070
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2201
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$977
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2541
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2283
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2379
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2354
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2873
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2347
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1149
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$538
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2175
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1845