Damascus vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Damascus	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$291	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.7	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	25	14
😀 Quality of life	34	47
🏙️ Population	2.69M	1.08M

The cost of living in Damascus is 5% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7300th and 7033rd ($638 vs $675) 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 7688th and 6451st 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	$5.01	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.26	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.5	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.2	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.68%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$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	$1.76	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.52	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.81	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.82	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.5	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.6	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1666	$6979

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$912
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1020
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$798
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1255
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1681
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1600
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$776
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$679
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1633
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1531
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1655
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1616
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1732
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1502
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1677
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1652
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$456
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1593
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1645
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1778
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1731
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1728
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$552
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$877
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1576
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$994
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1902

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