Dar es Salaam vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison
Updated:
| Dar es Salaam | Porto-Novo | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 7% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6675th and 6891st ($799 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Benin, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Benin comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 6017th and 9041st among best cities to live in the world.
Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power
Share this infographic!
Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Porto-Novo
Prices for goods and services in Dar es Salaam and Porto-Novo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.
| Dar es Salaam | Porto-Novo | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
Cost of living in other countries
Cost of living
More cities to compare
Cost of Living in the nearest cities
Cities near Dar es Salaam
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Zanzibar | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Stone Town | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Morogoro | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Tanga | |
| 309 km or 192 mi |  Mombasa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Dodoma | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Malindi | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Moshi | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Arusha | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Machakos | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Nairobi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mbeya | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Thika | |
| 698 km or 434 mi |  Moroni | |
| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
| 774 km or 481 mi |  Mzuzu | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Meru | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Nakuru | |
| 836 km or 520 mi | Domoni | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Mwanza | |
| 864 km or 537 mi | Nacala | |
| 899 km or 559 mi | Kisumu | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Nampula | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
| 931 km or 578 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 955 km or 594 mi | Mumias | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
| 969 km or 602 mi |  Kasama | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 1007 km or 626 mi |  Tororo | |
| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1044 km or 648 mi | Mbale | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Zomba | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
| 1067 km or 663 mi |  Ruyigi | |
| 1074 km or 667 mi | Entebbe | |
| 1076 km or 668 mi | Rutana | |
| 1084 km or 674 mi | Muyinga |
Cities near Porto-Novo
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 26 km or 16 mi |  Cotonou | |
| 87 km or 54 mi |  Lagos | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Abomey | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 159 km or 99 mi |  Lome | |
| 173 km or 108 mi | Save | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Ibadan | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Atakpame | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Oyo | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Kpalime | |
| 238 km or 148 mi |  Ho | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Ife | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Hohoe | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Osogbo | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Akure | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Tema | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Ashaiman | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Ilorin | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Koforidua | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Sokode | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Accra | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Benin | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Owo | |
| 363 km or 225 mi | Warri | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Kara | |
| 462 km or 287 mi | Onitsha | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Kumasi | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Obuasi | |
| 493 km or 306 mi | Awka | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Owerri | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Tamale | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Sekondi-Takoradi | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 539 km or 335 mi | Enugu | |
| 547 km or 340 mi | Aba | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Umuahia | |
| 556 km or 346 mi | Minna | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Abuja |