Indianapolis vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$89.2
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	70	24
😀 Quality of life	91	22
🏙️ Population	888K	264K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 221% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 1089th and 6891st ($2382 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 2nd in the United States and Benin, respectively. Check the United States vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 186th and 9041st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$1.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$1490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$5781

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

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