Columbus vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1674
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$534
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	73	23
😀 Quality of life	88	16
🏙️ Population	906K	264K

The cost of living in Columbus is 220% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 1476th and 7061st ($2145 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 249th and 9002nd 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	$18.9	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$5849

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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