Porto-Novo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto-Novo	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1674	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$289	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$534	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$54	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	91
😀 Quality of life	16	77
🏙️ Population	264K	6.26M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 41% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7061st and 4686th ($670 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Benin and Chile, respectively. Check Benin vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Porto-Novo compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 9002nd and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto-Novo vs Santiago

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	Porto-Novo	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.79	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$911	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.16	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.68	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.04	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$170	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5849	$8040

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731