Porto-Novo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$314
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
100
😀 Quality of life
15
79
🏙️ Population
264K
24.9M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 38% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6864th and 4780th ($710 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Benin and China, respectively. Check Benin vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Porto-Novo compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9015th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto-Novo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.14
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.25
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1501
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$836
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.02
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$213
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6171
$31401

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$655
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$699
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$656
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$345
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$774
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$570
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$704
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$652
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$635
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$368
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$546
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$526
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$585
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$652
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$747
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$537
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$658
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$886
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$656
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$1036
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$412
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$546
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$846
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1686
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$492
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$651
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$469
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$638
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$906
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$787
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$1028
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$706
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$749
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$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
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$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
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$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
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$617
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$702
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$771
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$648
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$774