Cost of Living in Porto-Novo

Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$671
$1615
🛋️ Without rent
$365
$1124
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$306
$491
🍽️ Food
$248
$659
🚐 Transport
$53.7
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
😀 Quality of life
23
🏙️ Population
264K

The average cost of living in Porto-Novo is $671, which is in the top 25% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6963rd out of 9294 in our global list and 2nd out of 4 in Benin.

The median after-tax salary is $233, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months. Ranked 8902nd (TOP 96%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 2nd best city to live in Benin. With an estimated population of 264K, Porto-Novo is the 2nd largest city in Benin.

Why living in Porto-Novo costs 2.9 times more than the average salary? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Porto-Novo for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 29 km Cadjehoun Airport
😷 Air quality Bad 35.7 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 12262 Esep Le Berger
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Prices in Porto-Novo

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8670
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$17
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6290

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