Nouakchott vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nouakchott	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$304	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$973
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	14	56
😀 Quality of life	47	51
🏙️ Population	1.08M	39K

The cost of living in Nouakchott is 32% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 7033rd and 5524th ($675 vs $996) 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 1.1 months in Nouakchott compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Nouakchott ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritania vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 6451st and 6159th 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	$5.06	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.37%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.4	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6979	$4230

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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

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1930
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511