Porto-Novo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$278
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.3
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
96
😀 Quality of life
20
80
🏙️ Population
264K
17.5M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 26% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6828th and 5744th ($697 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8978th and 460th 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
$5.57
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.21
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$364
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8356
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.97
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.54
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.02
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.5
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
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$732
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$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
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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584