Dammam vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$1551
🏠 One person rent	$432	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$56.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$670
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	39	14
😀 Quality of life	71	47
🏙️ Population	903K	1.08M

The cost of living in Dammam is 63% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5279th and 7492nd ($1005 vs $618) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 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 2267th and 6488th 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	$6.4	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	13.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$3422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$82.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$7061

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$959
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1327
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1375
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$868
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1285
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$910
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1810
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1872
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$646
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$621
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$606
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1642
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$798
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$710
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$606
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$890
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$541
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$543
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$561
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$875
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2229
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1612
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$1841
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$559
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$522
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$1013
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499