Porto-Novo vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto-Novo	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1674	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$289	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$534	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$54	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	87
😀 Quality of life	16	92
🏙️ Population	264K	1.01M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 82% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7061st and 8th ($670 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 0.2 months in Porto-Novo compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 9002nd and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto-Novo vs San Jose, United States

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	Porto-Novo	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.79	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$911	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.16	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.68	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.04	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$170	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5849	$25839

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968