Common information
- Country
- Western Sahara
- Population
- 196 331
Cost of living and prices in Laayoune / El Aaiun
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre169USD/month
- in city centre339USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre282USD/month
- in city centre678USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 4 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 28 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 1 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 11 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 11 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 38,533 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 25,990 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 23 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 34 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 3 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 34 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 56 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 73 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 79 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 32 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 339 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 169 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 678 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 282 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 633 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 520 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 226 USD |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Laayoune / El Aaiun
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 40 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 43 | 47 | 47 |
| Average high, °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 23 |
| Average temperature, °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 20 |
| Average low, °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 |
| Record low, °C | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 2 |
| Rain, days | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Fog, days | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 120 |
| Relative humidity, % | 75 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 70 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 71 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 88 | 87 | 84 | 86 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 49 | 50 | 46 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 49 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 28 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 25 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 154 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 425 | 379 | 317 | 224 | 207 | 204 | 284 | 267 | 301 | 342 | 422 | 456 | 3828 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 |