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

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Dar es Salaam Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$357
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$476
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$90.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
46
23
😀 Quality of life
58
26
🏙️ Population
4.72M
234K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 3% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6912th and 7034th ($763 vs $741) 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 0.3 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 6157th and 8958th 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
$3.09
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
12.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$5806

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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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