Addis Ababa vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$407
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
32
24
😀 Quality of life
40
20
🏙️ Population
3.04M
264K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 32% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 5819th and 6828th ($923 vs $697) 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 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 7141st and 8978th 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
$6.72
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$8356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$4.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$9.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$48
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Porto-Novo

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