Porto-Novo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1753
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$316
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$55
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$89.2
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
24
25
😀 Quality of life
22
39
🏙️ Population
264K
2.44M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 11% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6891st and 7283rd ($743 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Benin and Cameroon, respectively. Check Benin vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Porto-Novo compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9041st and 7830th 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
$4.97
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$5.3
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$211
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.51%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$930
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.48
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.49
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.1
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5781
$1806

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$793
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778