Porto-Novo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1674
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$289
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
23
24
😀 Quality of life
16
39
🏙️ Population
264K
6.56M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 13% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7061st and 7740th ($670 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 266th in China, while ranked 9002nd and 7044th 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
$3.79
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$911
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.68
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.04
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.1
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5849
$11393

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$709
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$1113
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$590
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1030
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$755
173 km or 108 mi Save
$613
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$776
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$647
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$677
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$632
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$354
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$779
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$575
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$695
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$649
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$634
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$553
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$560
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$535
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$588
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$651
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$729
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$558
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$651
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$881
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$658
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$972
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$433
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$551
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$805
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1611
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$507
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$679
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$462
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$621
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$883
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$743
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600