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

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Dar es Salaam Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$353
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
55
15
🏙️ Population
4.72M
264K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 2% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6805th and 6864th ($722 vs $710) 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 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 5882nd and 9015th 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
$2.56
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$6171

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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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