Porto-Novo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Porto-Novo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$316	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$499	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$55	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$89.2	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	95
😀 Quality of life	22	69
🏙️ Population	264K	11.5M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 29% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6891st and 5192nd ($743 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Benin and Brazil, respectively. Check Benin vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Porto-Novo compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9041st and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto-Novo vs Sao Paulo

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	Porto-Novo	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.97	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.57	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.49	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.1	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5781	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666