Porto-Novo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$314
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
96
😀 Quality of life
15
79
🏙️ Population
264K
17.7M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 26% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6864th and 5948th ($710 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9015th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto-Novo vs Shenzhen

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Porto-Novo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.14
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.25
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1501
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$836
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.02
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$213
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6171
$24117

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$755
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110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1019
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$711
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$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
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$1262

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$2427
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$2753
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$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
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$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618