Porto-Novo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Porto-Novo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$316	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$499	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$55	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$89.2	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	29
😀 Quality of life	22	57
🏙️ Population	264K	431K

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 25% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6891st and 5698th ($743 vs $985) 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9041st and 6153rd 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	$4.97	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.5	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.57	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.49	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.1	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5781	$5380

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Cities near Porto-Novo

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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826