Porto-Novo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$278
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.3
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
24
62
😀 Quality of life
20
44
🏙️ Population
264K
1.27M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 20% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6828th and 6110th ($697 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Benin and South Africa, respectively. Check Benin vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Porto-Novo compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 8978th and 6750th 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
$5.57
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.21
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$364
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8356
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.8
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.97
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.54
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.02
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.5
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.3
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$2867

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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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$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952