Nouakchott vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nouakchott	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$296	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	14	56
😀 Quality of life	44	44
🏙️ Population	1.08M	43.9K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 38% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 7342nd and 5084th ($662 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritania and the Palestine, respectively. Check Mauritania vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 7156th and 7218th 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	$2.75	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3383	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.7	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6942	$4130

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Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850