Guangzhou vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1814
🏠 One person rent
$342
$318
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$497
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$87.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
96
23
😀 Quality of life
77
25
🏙️ Population
18.7M
234K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 2% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6854th and 6922nd ($785 vs $768) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in China and Benin, respectively. Check China vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 1149th and 8939th 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
$2.93
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$228
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
12.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$5724

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$830
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$946
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$596
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$995
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$759
173 km or 108 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$658
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$657
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$639
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$665
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$500
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$670
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$727
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$575
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$656
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$488
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$583
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$697
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$518
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$762
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$656
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$927
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$627
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$531
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$786
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$661
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$795
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$606
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$714
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$693
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1364
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$666
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$559
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$564
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$591
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$773
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$692
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375