Porto-Novo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$314
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
24
26
😀 Quality of life
15
24
🏙️ Population
264K
2.44M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 7% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6864th and 6597th ($710 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9015th and 8641st 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
$4.14
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$4.25
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.6
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1501
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$836
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$3.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.02
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$213
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6171
$1615

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$755
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$1133
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$617
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1019
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$711
173 km or 108 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$759
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$655
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$699
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$656
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$345
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$774
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$570
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$704
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$652
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$635
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$368
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$546
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$526
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$585
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$652
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$747
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$537
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$658
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$886
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$656
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$1036
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$412
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$546
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$846
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1686
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$492
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$651
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$469
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$638
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$906
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$787
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774