Damascus vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Damascus	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1612	$1651
🏠 One person rent	$271	$307
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.1	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	25	14
😀 Quality of life	32	45
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.08M

The cost of living in Damascus is 0.9% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7105th and 7054th ($672 vs $678) 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 months in Nouakchott. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 7854th and 6518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Nouakchott

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	Damascus	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.04	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$59.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.49%	12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$3380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.1	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.24	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.95	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$87.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.8	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.8	$80.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1645	$7077

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$857
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$948
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$767
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1165
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1635
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$545
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1544
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$708
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$630
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1624
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1579
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1617
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1565
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1674
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1451
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1617
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1614
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1532
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$598
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1582
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1706
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1749
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1787
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$692
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$730
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1556
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1004
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1838

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$649
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1003
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1203
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1095
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1198
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1051
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$488
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$520
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$569
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1039
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$866
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$889
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$835
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$840
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$972
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$994
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$974
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1030
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$495
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1213
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$979
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$498
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$496
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$496
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1592