Nairobi vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$239
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$127
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
67
24
😀 Quality of life
59
20
🏙️ Population
5.55M
264K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 7% less expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 7242nd and 6828th ($646 vs $697) 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 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 5517th and 8978th 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
$3.87
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$8356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$4.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$9.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$48
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$732
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$448
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$677
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$826
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$678
173 km or 108 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$262
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$617
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$407
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$616
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$353
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$250
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$482
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$310
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$616
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$243
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$446
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$512
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$314
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$497
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$617
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$582
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$315
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$272
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$351
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$620
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$354
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$416
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$459
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$325
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$507
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$443
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$327
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$290
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$233
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$330
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$313
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288