Porto-Novo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1756
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$304
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$476
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$90.4
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
66
😀 Quality of life
26
87
🏙️ Population
234K
1.25M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 50% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7034th and 4144th ($741 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Benin and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Benin vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Porto-Novo compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8958th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto-Novo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.48
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.59%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1379
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$828
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.82
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5806
$7922

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$673
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$665
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$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
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$2183
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$2420
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$1148
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$1373
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$1214
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$1457
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$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
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$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
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$1037
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$565
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$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
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$523
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$465
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$487
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$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492