Dammam vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dammam	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2479	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$494	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	40	14
😀 Quality of life	76	44
🏙️ Population	903K	1.45M

The cost of living in Dammam is 57% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5399th and 7532nd ($1037 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Mauritania, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 1421st and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Nouakchott

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	Dammam	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.46	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.5	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7883	$5862

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1192
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1309
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$823
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1109
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2014
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$465
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$489
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$523
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1632
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$545
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$707
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$565
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$541
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$492
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$556
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$487
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2420
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1473
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2183
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$476
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$931
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697