Nairobi vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1753
🏠 One person rent
$286
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$89.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
68
24
😀 Quality of life
58
22
🏙️ Population
5.55M
264K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 9% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6891st ($811 vs $743) 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 0.2 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 6071st and 9041st 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
$5.85
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$9.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$5781

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$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$793
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1102
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$598
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1013
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$835
173 km or 108 mi Save
$646
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$752
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$699
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$664
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$684
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$417
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$778
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$652
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$705
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$703
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$644
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$600
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$630
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$526
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$668
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$705
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$822
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$632
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$664
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$926
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$712
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$1051
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$532
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$631
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$878
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1774
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$576
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$676
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$563
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$674
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$961
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$852
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514