Porto-Novo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Porto-Novo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.3	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$90.4	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	99
😀 Quality of life	26	98
🏙️ Population	234K	5.45M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7034th and 348th ($741 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Benin and Australia, respectively. Check Benin vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Porto-Novo compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8958th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto-Novo vs Sydney

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	Porto-Novo	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.59%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1379	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.82	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.36	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5806	$21946

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Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$796
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1022
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$612
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$802
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$650
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$759
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$673
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$665
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$678
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$454
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$775
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$683
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$673
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$578
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$607
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$654
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$538
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$703
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$675
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$861
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$655
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$594
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$878
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$682
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$922
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$664
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$785
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1555
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$612
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$587
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$601
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$849
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$785
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1551

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864