Porto-Novo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$278
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.3
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
24
26
😀 Quality of life
20
43
🏙️ Population
264K
2.44M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 23% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6828th and 7966th ($697 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 0.6 months in Yaounde. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8978th and 6890th 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
$5.57
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$4.21
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$364
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8356
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.8
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.97
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.54
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.02
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.5
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.3
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$732
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$448
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$677
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$826
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$678
173 km or 108 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$262
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$617
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$407
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$616
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$353
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$250
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$482
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$310
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$616
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$243
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$446
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$512
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$314
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$497
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$617
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$582
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$315
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$272
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$351
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$620
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$354
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$416
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$459
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$325
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$507
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$443
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$327
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$290
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$233
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$330
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$313
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250