Nairobi vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$296
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$476
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$90.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
67
23
😀 Quality of life
58
26
🏙️ Population
5.55M
234K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 8% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6763rd and 7034th ($797 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and Benin, respectively. Check Kenya vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 6139th and 8958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Porto-Novo

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Nairobi Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
12.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$5806

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$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

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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