Porto-Novo vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto-Novo Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$768
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1814
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$318
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$497
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.6
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.5
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
23
14
😀 Quality of life
25
43
🏙️ Population
234K
9.03M

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 26% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6922nd and 7898th ($768 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 226th in Benin and China, respectively. Check Benin vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Porto-Novo compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 8939th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto-Novo vs Zhoukou

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Porto-Novo Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$228
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.54%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.7
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5724
$18568

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110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
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159 km or 99 mi Lome
$759
173 km or 108 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$658
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$657
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$639
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$665
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$500
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$670
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$727
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$575
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$656
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$488
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$583
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$697
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$518
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$762
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$656
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$927
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$627
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$531
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$786
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$661
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$795
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$606
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$714
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$693
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1364
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$666
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$559
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$564
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$591
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$773
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$692
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531