Damascus vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Damascus	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$323	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$45	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	29	14
😀 Quality of life	40	45
🏙️ Population	2.69M	1.45M

The cost of living in Damascus is 8% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7245th and 7596th ($706 vs $653) 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 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 7855th and 7210th 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	$9.98	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.35%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1741	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$605	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.12	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.2	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.42	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.14	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.92	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$5.04	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1772	$6774

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$1093
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1204
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$927
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$2195
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$700
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$2044
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$841
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$771
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$2008
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$2142
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$2069
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$2125
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1873
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$2133
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$390
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$2043
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$745
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1891
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$538
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$1070
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1918
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1032
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2347

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653