Porto-Novo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1674
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$289
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
23
25
😀 Quality of life
16
24
🏙️ Population
264K
2.44M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 10% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7061st and 6685th ($670 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Benin and Cameroon, respectively. Check Benin vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Porto-Novo compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9002nd and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto-Novo vs Yaounde

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Porto-Novo Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$911
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.68
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.04
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.1
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5849
$1631

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$575
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$695
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$649
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$634
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$553
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$560
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$535
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$666
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$588
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$651
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$729
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$558
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$651
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$881
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$658
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$972
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$433
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$551
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$805
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$1611
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$507
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$577
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$679
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$462
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$621
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$883
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$1265
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$555
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$601
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$655
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$553
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$1121
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$741
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$384
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$527
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$668
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$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
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$805
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$972
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$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
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$900
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$881
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$900
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$558
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$1502
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$820
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$665
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$759
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$522
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$651
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$513
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$634
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$533
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$666
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$486
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$743
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$850
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$371
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$779