Cape Town vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$773
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$476
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$90.4
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
55
23
😀 Quality of life
55
26
🏙️ Population
3.78M
234K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 84% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7034th ($1366 vs $741) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 6382nd and 8958th 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
$12.5
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
12.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$6.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$5806

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$796
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1022
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$612
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1017
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$802
173 km or 108 mi Save
$650
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$759
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$673
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$665
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$678
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$454
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$775
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$683
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$659
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$673
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$578
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$607
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$654
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$538
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$703
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$675
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$861
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$655
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$594
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$878
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$682
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$922
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$562
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$664
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$785
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1555
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$612
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$618
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$587
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$601
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$849
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$785
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551