Porto-Novo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1756
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$304
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$476
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.3
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$90.4
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
23
22
😀 Quality of life
26
43
🏙️ Population
234K
2.44M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 11% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7034th and 7446th ($741 vs $668) 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 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8958th and 7507th 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
$5.48
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.59%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1379
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$828
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.82
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5806
$1815

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$796
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$1022
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$612
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1017
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$802
173 km or 108 mi Save
$650
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$759
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$673
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$665
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$678
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$454
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$775
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$683
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$659
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$673
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$578
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$607
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$654
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$538
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$703
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$675
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$861
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$655
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$594
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$878
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$682
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$922
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$562
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$664
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$785
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1555
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$612
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$618
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$587
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$601
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$849
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$785
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
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$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775