Cape Town vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$681	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$89.2
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	56	24
😀 Quality of life	55	22
🏙️ Population	3.78M	264K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 66% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 4637th and 6891st ($1231 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and Benin, respectively. Check South Africa vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 6312th and 9041st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Porto-Novo

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	Cape Town	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$9.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$9.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$5781

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$793
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1102
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$835
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$646
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$752
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$684
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$417
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$778
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$652
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$705
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$703
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$644
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$600
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$630
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$526
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$668
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$705
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$822
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$632
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$664
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$926
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$712
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$1051
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$532
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$631
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$878
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1774
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$576
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$563
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$674
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$961
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$852
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1514