Cape Town vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$603	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$105
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	55	24
😀 Quality of life	59	15
🏙️ Population	3.78M	264K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 58% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 4849th and 6864th ($1120 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 5407th and 9015th 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	$7.8	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$6171

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$755
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1133
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$617
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$711
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$644
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$759
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$655
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$699
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$345
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$774
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$704
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$652
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$635
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$368
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$546
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$526
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$652
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$747
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$537
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$658
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$886
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$656
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$1036
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$412
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$546
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$846
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1686
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$492
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$469
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$638
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$906
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$787
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1262