Essen vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$759
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$127
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
95
20
🏙️ Population
579K
264K

The cost of living in Essen is 118% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 3358th and 6828th ($1519 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 32nd and 8978th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$8356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$48
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$6108

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$732
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$448
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$677
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$826
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$678
173 km or 108 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$262
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$617
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$407
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$616
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$353
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$250
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$482
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$310
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$616
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$243
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$446
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$512
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$314
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$497
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$617
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$582
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$315
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$272
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$351
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$620
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$354
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$416
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$459
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$325
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$507
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$443
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$327
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$290
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$233
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$330
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$313
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288