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Damascus vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 13.0% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 11.1% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 87.0% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 1.9% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 54.2% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 72.8% more in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.0% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$8.00 SYP104,016	+165.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$6.00 SYP78,012	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$1.37 SYP17,769	-23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.82 SYP10,683	-62.0%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

	Nouakchott	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.50 SYP6,447	+79.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$1.61 SYP20,885	-41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$3.76 SYP48,876	-29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.91 SYP24,801	-14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$3.25 SYP42,227	+29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$0.45 SYP5,857	-55.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.76 SYP9,879	-8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.49 SYP6,389	-24.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.34 SYP4,423	-24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.32 SYP4,162	-8.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.30 SYP3,890	-23.8%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 87.0% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$15.62 SYP203,114	+191.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$17.00 SYP221,034	-22.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	+99.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$7.00 SYP91,014	+79.8%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 1.9% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$55.00 SYP715,110	-8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	+8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	-0.5%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 54.2% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$49.17 SYP639,265	-32.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-75.7%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$1.60 SYP20,803	-18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$1.93 SYP25,137	-15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$3.00 SYP39,006	+19.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$16.25 SYP211,282	-81.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$3.00 SYP39,006	-26.5%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 72.8% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$44.25 SYP575,338	+116.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$41.25 SYP536,332	+98.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$57.50 SYP747,615	-16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	+93.1%
Average			+72.8%

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