Beirut vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$598
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$476
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$90.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
74
23
😀 Quality of life
62
26
🏙️ Population
2.42M
234K

The cost of living in Beirut is 83% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7034th ($1353 vs $741) 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 5682nd and 8958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Porto-Novo

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Beirut Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
12.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$5806

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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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