Porto-Novo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$278
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
100
😀 Quality of life
20
78
🏙️ Population
264K
24.9M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 41% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6828th and 4461st ($697 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8978th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto-Novo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$4.21
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$364
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8356
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.97
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.54
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.02
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.3
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$28143

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$732
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$448
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$677
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$826
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$678
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$676
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$262
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$617
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$407
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$616
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$353
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$250
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$482
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$310
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$616
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$243
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$446
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$512
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$314
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$497
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$617
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$582
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$315
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$272
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$351
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$620
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$354
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$416
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$459
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$325
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$507
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$443
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$327
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$290
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$233
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$330
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$313
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288

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$1074
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$731
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$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740