Dammam vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$475	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$762
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	40	14
😀 Quality of life	74	47
🏙️ Population	903K	1.08M

The cost of living in Dammam is 56% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5127th and 7033rd ($1056 vs $675) 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 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 1259th and 6451st 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	$6.65	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$6979

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552

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