Harare vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$427
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
43
15
🏙️ Population
2.15M
264K

The cost of living in Harare is 43% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 5611th and 6864th ($1012 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Benin, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 6695th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Porto-Novo

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Harare Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$6171

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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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