Dar es Salaam vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$315
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
55
20
🏙️ Population
4.72M
264K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 3% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6696th and 6828th ($720 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 5965th and 8978th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Porto-Novo

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Dar es Salaam Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$8356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$9.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$48
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$732
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$448
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$677
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$826
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$678
173 km or 108 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$262
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$617
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$407
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$616
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$353
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$250
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$482
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$310
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$616
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$243
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$446
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$512
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$314
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$497
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$617
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$582
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$315
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$272
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$351
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$620
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$354
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$416
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$459
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$325
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$507
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$443
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$327
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$290
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$233
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$330
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$313
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288