New York City vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$89.2
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	98	22
🏙️ Population	8.8M	264K

The cost of living in New York City is 466% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 4th and 6891st ($4203 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United States and Benin, respectively. Check the United States vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 11th and 9041st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Porto-Novo

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	New York City	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.24
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$1490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$9.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$5781

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Porto-Novo

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