Porto-Novo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1753
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$316
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$55
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$89.2
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
100
😀 Quality of life
22
77
🏙️ Population
264K
24.9M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 34% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6891st and 4879th ($743 vs $1128) 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9041st and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto-Novo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.97
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$211
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.51%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$930
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.48
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.49
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.1
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5781
$27624

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$699
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$664
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$684
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$417
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$778
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$652
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$705
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$703
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$644
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$852
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$1003
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$673
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$696
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$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
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$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
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$630
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$826
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$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
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$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
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$590
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$666
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$659
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$617
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$753