Los Angeles vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1814
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$318
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$497
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$87.5
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	99	23
😀 Quality of life	93	25
🏙️ Population	3.9M	234K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 345% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 62nd and 6922nd ($3420 vs $768) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 50th and 8939th 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	$22.4	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$228
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	12.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$5724

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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