Porto-Novo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1674
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$289
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
16
78
🏙️ Population
264K
24.9M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 39% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7061st and 4858th ($670 vs $1097) 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 0.2 months in Porto-Novo compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9002nd and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto-Novo vs Shanghai

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Porto-Novo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$911
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.68
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.04
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5849
$30174

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$575
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$649
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$634
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$553
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$560
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$535
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$666
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$588
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$651
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$729
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$558
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$651
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$881
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$658
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$972
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$433
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$551
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$805
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$1611
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$507
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$577
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$679
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$462
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$621
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$883
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$984
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$665
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$700
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$701
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$868
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$573
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$631
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$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
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$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
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$716
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$695
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$702
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$644
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$805
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$636
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$643
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$654
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$603
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$650
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$607
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$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
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$522
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$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
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$665
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$592
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$661
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$672
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