Addis Ababa vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$758
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$476
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$90.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
34
23
😀 Quality of life
45
26
🏙️ Population
5.7M
234K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 71% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 4635th and 7034th ($1269 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Benin, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 7273rd and 8958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Porto-Novo

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Addis Ababa Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
12.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$6.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$5806

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$796
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1022
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$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