Porto-Novo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto-Novo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1674	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$289	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$534	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$54	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	16	100
🏙️ Population	264K	4.84M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7061st and 745th ($670 vs $2539) 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 0.2 months in Porto-Novo compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9002nd 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	$3.79	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$911	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.16	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.68	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.04	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$170	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5849	$17957

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Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$709
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1113
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$590
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$755
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$613
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$776
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$647
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$677
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$632
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$354
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$779
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$575
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$695
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$649
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$634
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$553
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$560
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$535
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$588
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$651
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$729
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$558
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$651
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$881
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$658
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$972
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$433
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$551
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$805
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1611
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$507
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$462
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$621
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$883
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$743
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683