Guangzhou vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1753
🏠 One person rent
$322
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$89.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
97
24
😀 Quality of life
75
22
🏙️ Population
18.7M
264K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 2% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6838th and 6891st ($758 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 2nd in China and Benin, respectively. Check China vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 2100th and 9041st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Porto-Novo

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Guangzhou Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$9.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$9.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$5781

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$793
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1102
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$598
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1013
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$835
173 km or 108 mi Save
$646
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$752
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$699
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$664
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$684
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$417
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$778
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$652
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$705
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$703
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$644
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$600
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$630
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$526
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$668
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$705
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$822
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$632
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$664
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$926
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$712
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$1051
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$532
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$631
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$878
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1774
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$576
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$676
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$563
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$674
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$961
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$852
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514