Beirut vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1814
🏠 One person rent
$641
$318
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$497
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$87.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
74
23
😀 Quality of life
63
25
🏙️ Population
2.42M
234K

The cost of living in Beirut is 88% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 4177th and 6922nd ($1441 vs $768) 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 5483rd and 8939th 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
$10.8
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$228
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
12.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$5724

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$830
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$946
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$596
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$995
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$759
173 km or 108 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$658
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$657
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$639
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$665
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$500
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$670
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$727
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$575
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$656
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$488
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$583
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$697
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$518
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$762
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$656
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$927
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$627
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$531
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$786
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$661
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$795
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$606
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$714
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$693
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1364
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$666
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$559
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$564
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$591
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$773
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$692
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375