Porto-Novo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Porto-Novo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1777	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$314	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.5	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	28
😀 Quality of life	15	50
🏙️ Population	264K	431K

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 15% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6864th and 6296th ($710 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Benin and Namibia, respectively. Check Benin vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Porto-Novo compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9015th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto-Novo vs Windhoek

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	Porto-Novo	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.14	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.3	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.75	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$127	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.6	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1501	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$836	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.02	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.7	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$213	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6171	$5452

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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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822