Calgary vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1674
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$534
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$101
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	53	23
😀 Quality of life	90	16
🏙️ Population	1.31M	264K

The cost of living in Calgary is 210% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 1646th and 7061st ($2077 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Canada and Benin, respectively. Check Canada vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 153rd and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Porto-Novo

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	Calgary	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$5849

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$709
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1113
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$590
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$755
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$613
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$776
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$647
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$677
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$632
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$354
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$779
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$575
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$695
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$649
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$634
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$553
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$560
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$535
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$588
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$651
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$729
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$558
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$651
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$881
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$658
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$972
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$433
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$551
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$805
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1611
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$507
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$462
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$621
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$883
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$743
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502