Nairobi vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1814
🏠 One person rent
$305
$318
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$497
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$87.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
67
23
😀 Quality of life
59
25
🏙️ Population
5.55M
234K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 5% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6736th and 6922nd ($807 vs $768) 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 6034th and 8939th 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
$5.36
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$228
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
12.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$5724

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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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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