Harare vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1753
🏠 One person rent
$408
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$89.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
49
22
🏙️ Population
2.15M
264K

The cost of living in Harare is 37% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 5412th and 6891st ($1021 vs $743) 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 6721st and 9041st 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
$10.1
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$9.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$9.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$5781

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$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$793
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1102
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$598
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1013
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$835
173 km or 108 mi Save
$646
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$752
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$699
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$664
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$684
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$417
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$778
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$652
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$705
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$703
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$644
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$600
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$630
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$526
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$668
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$705
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$822
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$632
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$664
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$926
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$712
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$1051
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$532
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$631
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$878
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1774
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$576
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$676
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$563
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$674
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$961
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$852
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514