Montreal vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$986	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$105
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	93	15
🏙️ Population	1.76M	264K

The cost of living in Montreal is 175% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6864th ($1954 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in Canada and Benin, respectively. Check Canada vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 60th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Porto-Novo

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	Montreal	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$6171

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$755
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1133
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$617
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$711
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$644
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$759
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$655
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$699
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$345
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$774
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$704
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$652
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$635
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$368
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$546
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$526
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$652
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$747
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$537
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$658
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$886
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$656
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$1036
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$412
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$546
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$846
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1686
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$492
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$469
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$638
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$906
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$787
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1262