Porto-Novo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$278
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.3
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
24
24
😀 Quality of life
20
43
🏙️ Population
264K
6.56M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 21% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6828th and 7871st ($697 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 8978th and 6810th 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
$5.57
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$4.21
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$364
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8356
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.8
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.97
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.54
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.02
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.5
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$732
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$448
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$677
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$826
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$678
173 km or 108 mi Save
$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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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586