Beirut vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1753
🏠 One person rent
$549
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$89.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
75
24
😀 Quality of life
63
22
🏙️ Population
2.42M
264K

The cost of living in Beirut is 70% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 4577th and 6891st ($1261 vs $743) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 5475th and 9041st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$9.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$1490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$9.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$5781

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$793
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1102
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$598
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1013
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$835
173 km or 108 mi Save
$646
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$752
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$699
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$664
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$684
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$417
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$778
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$652
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$705
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$703
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$644
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$600
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$630
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$526
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$668
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$705
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$822
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$632
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$664
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$926
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$712
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$1051
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$532
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$631
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$878
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1774
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$576
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$676
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$563
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$674
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$961
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$852
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514