Columbus vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	88	15
🏙️ Population	906K	264K

The cost of living in Columbus is 217% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 1248th and 6864th ($2252 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 2nd in the United States and Benin, respectively. Check the United States vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 242nd and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Porto-Novo

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	Columbus	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$6171

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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