Nouakchott vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nouakchott	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1526	$2575
🏠 One person rent	$288	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$217
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	14	57
😀 Quality of life	44	31
🏙️ Population	1.45M	43.9K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 41% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 7532nd and 4985th ($659 vs $1122) 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 0.2 months in Nouakchott compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 7312th and 8803rd 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	$2.99	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.81%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3927	$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1322	$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.96	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.53	$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.1	$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.8	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$4719

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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	$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

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1821
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2154
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2346
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2260
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$978
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2066
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$895
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2449
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2031
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2274
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2172
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$3089
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2207
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1062
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$546
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2136
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1761