Essen vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$681
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$105
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
95
15
🏙️ Population
585K
264K

The cost of living in Essen is 115% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 3595th and 6864th ($1525 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 2nd in Germany and Benin, respectively. Check Germany vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 31st and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$6171

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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