Porto-Novo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1674
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$289
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
65
😀 Quality of life
16
83
🏙️ Population
264K
1.25M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 55% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7061st and 3460th ($670 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 0.2 months in Porto-Novo compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9002nd and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto-Novo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$911
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.68
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.04
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.1
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5849
$7169

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$575
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$649
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$634
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$553
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$560
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$535
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$666
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$588
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$651
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$729
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$558
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$651
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$881
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$658
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$972
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$433
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$551
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$805
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$1611
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$507
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$577
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$679
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$621
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$883
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$634
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$1721
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$967
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$780
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$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
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$1709
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$547
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$548
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$518
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$514
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$1280
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$1223
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$1243
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$515
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$585
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$1056
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$589
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$563
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$507
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$897
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$605
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$464
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$804
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$546
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$901
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$557
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$551
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$529
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