Los Angeles vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1756
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$476
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$90.4
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	99	23
😀 Quality of life	93	26
🏙️ Population	3.9M	234K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 356% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 72nd and 7034th ($3378 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 55th and 8958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Porto-Novo

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	Los Angeles	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	12.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$5806

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$796
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1022
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$612
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$802
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$650
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$759
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$673
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$665
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$678
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$454
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$775
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$683
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$673
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$578
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$607
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$654
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$538
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$703
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$675
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$861
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$655
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$594
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$878
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$682
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$922
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$664
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$785
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1555
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$612
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$587
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$601
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$849
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$785
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1551