Porto-Novo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$314
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
24
62
😀 Quality of life
15
39
🏙️ Population
264K
1.27M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 27% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6864th and 5883rd ($710 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Benin and South Africa, respectively. Check Benin vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Porto-Novo compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 9015th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto-Novo vs Soweto

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Porto-Novo Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.14
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.25
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.6
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1501
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$836
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.02
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$213
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6171
$4830

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$755
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$1133
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$617
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1019
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$711
173 km or 108 mi Save
$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
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045