Porto-Novo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1756
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$304
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$476
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$90.4
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
99
😀 Quality of life
26
75
🏙️ Population
234K
24.9M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 34% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7034th and 4971st ($741 vs $1126) 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 8958th and 1655th 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
$5.48
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.59%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1379
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$828
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.82
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5806
$27781

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$796
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$1022
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$612
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1017
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$802
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$650
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$759
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$673
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$665
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$678
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$454
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$775
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$683
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$659
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$673
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$578
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$607
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$654
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$538
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$703
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$675
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$861
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$655
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$594
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$878
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$682
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$922
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$562
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$664
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$785
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1555
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$612
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$618
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$587
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$601
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$849
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$785
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551

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$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765