Damascus vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1551
🏠 One person rent
$225
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$56.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$670
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
25
14
😀 Quality of life
36
47
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.08M

The cost of living in Damascus is 6% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7822nd and 7492nd ($583 vs $618) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Mauritania, respectively. Check Syria vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 7665th and 6488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
13.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$3422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$7.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$82.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$7061

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

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Distance City Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi Rosso
$584
234 km or 145 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
275 km or 171 mi Louga
$1070
380 km or 236 mi Thies
$1009
398 km or 248 mi Rufisque
$1067
404 km or 251 mi Dakar
$1179
421 km or 262 mi Fatick
$1068
438 km or 272 mi Kaolack
$1081
518 km or 322 mi Banjul
$441
527 km or 327 mi Lamin
$486
540 km or 335 mi Brikama
$556
587 km or 365 mi Kolda
$1049
612 km or 380 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
672 km or 417 mi Bafata
$778
693 km or 430 mi Bissau
$799
877 km or 545 mi Praia
$692
884 km or 549 mi Assomada
$692
904 km or 562 mi Boffa
$968
953 km or 592 mi Mamou
$989
965 km or 600 mi Mindelo
$749
978 km or 608 mi Forecariah
$971
984 km or 611 mi Conakry
$1024
1041 km or 647 mi Banamba
$471
1047 km or 651 mi Bamako
$518
1048 km or 651 mi Laayoune
$536
1071 km or 665 mi Koulikoro
$471
1094 km or 680 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1175
1107 km or 688 mi Freetown
$751
1117 km or 694 mi Kankan
$975
1119 km or 695 mi Las Palmas
$1191
1135 km or 705 mi Tenerife
$1659
1145 km or 712 mi La Orotava
$1624
1151 km or 715 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1759
1155 km or 718 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1206
1157 km or 719 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1214
1159 km or 720 mi Segou
$470
1166 km or 725 mi Markala
$471
1175 km or 730 mi Bougouni
$472
1179 km or 732 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1423
1203 km or 748 mi Corralejo
$1499