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Nouakchott vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 39.1% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 27.3% more in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 32.6% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 1.4% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.6% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 32.8% less in Nouakchott

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Nouakchott are more expensive than in Damascus. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Nouakchott. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Nouakchott.

Nouakchott vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 33.8% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104,016	$3.01 MRO1,082	-62.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$6.28 MRO2,254	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$1.77 MRO637	+29.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$2.16 MRO775	+162.8%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 27.3% more for groceries

	Damascus	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$0.28 MRO99	-44.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$2.76 MRO990	+71.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$5.36 MRO1,923	+42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$2.23 MRO800	+16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$2.51 MRO901	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$1.00 MRO360	+122.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$0.83 MRO299	+9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$0.65 MRO234	+32.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$0.45 MRO161	+31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$0.35 MRO126	+9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$0.39 MRO141	+31.2%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 32.6% less for transportation

	Damascus	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203,114	$5.36 MRO1,924	-65.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$21.97 MRO7,889	+29.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-49.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$3.89 MRO1,397	-44.4%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 1.4% less for housing

	Damascus	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715,110	$60.27 MRO21,637	+9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	$225.73 MRO81,036	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	$162.03 MRO58,168	-8.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	$111.41 MRO39,996	+0.5%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639,265	$73.21 MRO26,284	+48.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	+311.3%
Average			+180.1%

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pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$1.96 MRO703	+22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$2.30 MRO825	+18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$2.51 MRO902	-16.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211,282	$87.27 MRO31,329	+437.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$4.08 MRO1,465	+36.0%
Average			+99.6%

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

	Damascus	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575,338	$20.45 MRO7,342	-53.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536,332	$20.77 MRO7,455	-49.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP747,615	$69.22 MRO24,848	+20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	$41.44 MRO14,876	-48.2%
Average			-32.8%

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