Brussels vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$105
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
96
24
😀 Quality of life
89
15
🏙️ Population
196K
264K

The cost of living in Brussels is 176% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 1988th and 6864th ($1958 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Benin, respectively. Check Belgium vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 173rd and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$6171

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$755
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1133
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$617
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1019
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$711
173 km or 108 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$759
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$655
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$699
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$656
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$345
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$774
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$570
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$704
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$652
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$635
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$368
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$546
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$526
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$585
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$652
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$747
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$537
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$658
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$886
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$656
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$1036
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$412
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$546
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$846
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1686
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$492
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$651
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$469
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$638
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$906
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$787
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262