Ouagadougou vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$381
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$105
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
21
24
😀 Quality of life
22
15
🏙️ Population
2.45M
264K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 16% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6363rd and 6864th ($820 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Burkina Faso and Benin, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 8805th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Porto-Novo

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Ouagadougou Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$6171

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$744
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$761
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$751
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$753
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$742
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$757
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$745
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$492
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1073
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$656
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$503
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$652
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$652
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$496
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$498
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1047
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$655
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$570
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$412
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1071
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$656
652 km or 405 mi Save
$644
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$495
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$496
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$497
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1015
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$345
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$546
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$617
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$574
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$585
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$453
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$711
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$546
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$368
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$747
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1012

Cities near Porto-Novo

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