Porto-Novo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$314
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
24
24
😀 Quality of life
15
39
🏙️ Population
264K
6.56M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 16% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6864th and 7649th ($710 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 9015th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto-Novo vs Shaoyang

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Porto-Novo Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.14
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.25
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.6
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1501
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$836
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.02
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$213
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6171
$10066

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$755
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1133
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$617
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1019
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$711
173 km or 108 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$759
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$655
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$699
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$656
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$345
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$774
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$570
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$704
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$652
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$635
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$368
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$546
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$526
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$585
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$652
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$747
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$537
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$658
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$886
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$656
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$1036
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$412
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$546
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$846
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1686
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$492
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$651
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$469
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$638
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$906
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$787
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610