Addis Ababa vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$604
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
32
24
😀 Quality of life
40
15
🏙️ Population
5.23M
264K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 55% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 4928th and 6864th ($1103 vs $710) 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 0.2 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 6957th and 9015th 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
$6.55
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$6171

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$755
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$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