Guangzhou vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$333
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
97
24
😀 Quality of life
75
15
🏙️ Population
18.7M
264K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 7% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6864th ($763 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 2nd in China and Benin, respectively. Check China vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1036th and 9015th 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
$3.58
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$6171

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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