Harare vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$416
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$476
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$90.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
38
23
😀 Quality of life
48
26
🏙️ Population
2.15M
234K

The cost of living in Harare is 38% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 5483rd and 7034th ($1024 vs $741) 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 0.2 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 6918th and 8958th 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
$11.1
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
12.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$5806

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$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

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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