Porto-Novo vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Porto-Novo	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$316	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$499	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$55	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$89.2	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	24	86
😀 Quality of life	22	93
🏙️ Population	264K	1.39M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 79% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6891st and 43rd ($743 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd in Benin and the United States, respectively. Check Benin vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Porto-Novo compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 9041st and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto-Novo vs San Diego

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	Porto-Novo	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.97	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.5	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.57	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.49	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5781	$28967

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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

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782