Jacksonville vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$1814
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$318
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$497
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$87.5
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	56	23
😀 Quality of life	87	25
🏙️ Population	950K	234K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 185% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 1499th and 6922nd ($2192 vs $768) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st 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 Jacksonville compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 325th and 8939th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$228
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	12.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$5724

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

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