Common information
- Country
- Mauritania
- Population
- 661 400
Cost of living and prices in Nouakchott
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre163USD/month
- in city centre226USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre314USD/month
- in city centre603USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 5 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 25 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 10 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 29 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 5 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 7,575 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 9,202 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 88 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 252 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 4 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 21 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 21 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 69 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 36 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 146 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 25 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 226 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 163 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 603 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 314 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 3,422 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,154 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 677 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 13 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Nouakchott
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 43 | 43 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 |
| Average high, °C | 33 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Average temperature, °C | 30 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
| Average low, °C | 26 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 20 |
| Record low, °C | 18 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 5 |
| Rain, days | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| Fog, days | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 35 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 78 | 64 | 56 | 50 | 47 | 54 | 58 | 67 | 66 | 72 | 83 | 84 | 65 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 51 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 60 | 60 | 39 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 16 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 21 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 159 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 600 | 594 | 483 | 396 | 362 | 377 | 456 | 450 | 517 | 542 | 534 | 577 | 5888 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 |