Ottawa vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$1674
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$534
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$101
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	50	23
😀 Quality of life	90	16
🏙️ Population	1.02M	264K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 207% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 1701st and 7061st ($2055 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Canada and Benin, respectively. Check Canada vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 162nd and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Porto-Novo

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	Ottawa	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$5849

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$709
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1113
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$590
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$755
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$613
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$776
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$647
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$677
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$632
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$354
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$779
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$575
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$695
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$649
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$634
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$553
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$560
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$535
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$588
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$651
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$729
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$558
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$651
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$881
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$658
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$972
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$433
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$551
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$805
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1611
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$507
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$462
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$621
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$883
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$743
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502