Nairobi vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$269
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$105
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
67
24
😀 Quality of life
57
15
🏙️ Population
5.55M
264K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 5% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6689th and 6864th ($745 vs $710) 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 0.5 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 5632nd and 9015th 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
$3.67
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$6171

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Distance City Cost of living
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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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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