Guangzhou vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$1674
🏠 One person rent
$352
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
97
23
😀 Quality of life
75
16
🏙️ Population
18.7M
264K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 15% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6548th and 7061st ($774 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 1055th and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$5849

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$709
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1113
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$590
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1030
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$755
173 km or 108 mi Save
$613
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$776
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$647
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$677
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$632
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$354
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$779
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$575
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$695
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$649
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$634
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$553
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$560
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$535
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$588
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$651
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$729
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$558
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$651
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$881
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$658
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$972
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$433
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$551
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$805
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1611
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$507
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$679
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$462
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$621
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$883
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$743
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502