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

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Dar es Salaam Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1814
🏠 One person rent
$334
$318
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$497
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$87.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
46
23
😀 Quality of life
55
25
🏙️ Population
4.72M
234K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 4% less expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 7084th and 6922nd ($735 vs $768) 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 0.1 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 6319th and 8939th 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
$3.04
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$228
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
12.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$5724

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$586
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$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$830
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$946
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$596
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$995
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$759
173 km or 108 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$658
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$657
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$639
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$665
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$500
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$670
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$727
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$575
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$656
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$488
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$583
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$697
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$518
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$762
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$656
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$927
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$627
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$531
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$786
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$661
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$795
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$606
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$714
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$693
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1364
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$666
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$559
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$564
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$591
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$773
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$692
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375