Indianapolis vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$1814
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$318
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$497
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$87.5
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	70	23
😀 Quality of life	89	25
🏙️ Population	888K	234K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 213% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 1079th and 6922nd ($2405 vs $768) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 237th and 8939th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$228
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	12.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$5724

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

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