Porto-Novo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$768
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1814
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$318
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$497
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.5
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
99
😀 Quality of life
25
76
🏙️ Population
234K
24.9M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 33% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6922nd and 4880th ($768 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8939th and 1178th 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
$5.65
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$228
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.54%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.7
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5724
$27610

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$830
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$946
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$596
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$995
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$759
173 km or 108 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$658
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$657
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$639
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$665
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$500
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$670
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$727
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$575
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$656
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$488
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$583
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$697
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$518
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$762
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$656
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$927
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$627
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$531
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$786
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$661
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$795
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$606
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$714
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$693
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1364
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$666
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$559
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$564
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$591
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$773
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$692
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789