Beirut vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$623
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
75
24
😀 Quality of life
62
20
🏙️ Population
2.42M
264K

The cost of living in Beirut is 72% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 4447th and 6828th ($1195 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Benin, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 5118th and 8978th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$8356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$9.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$48
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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