Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 11.5% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
Nouakchott
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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