Jerusalem vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1674
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$534
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	78	23
😀 Quality of life	85	16
🏙️ Population	936K	264K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 215% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 1551st and 7061st ($2114 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Israel and Benin, respectively. Check Israel vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 374th and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Porto-Novo

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	Jerusalem	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$5849

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Porto-Novo

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