Cost of living comparison

 Porto-novo, Benin
compared to
 Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo vs. Porto-novo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Porto-novo, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Porto-novo
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $6.51
¥960
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.21
¥768
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.12
¥165

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Porto-novo
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.63
¥241
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.01
¥1,034
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $5.89
¥868

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Porto-novo
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.42
¥652
Monthly public transit pass ?? $58.62
¥8,640
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $21,767.76
¥3,208,372

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Porto-novo
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $31.86
¥4,696
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,120.28
¥165,119
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $582.98
¥85,926

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Porto-novo
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $533.29
¥78,603
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $14,506.96
¥2,138,195

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Porto-novo
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.26
¥480
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.40
¥502
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.91
¥576

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Porto-novo
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $52.60
¥7,753
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $36.87
¥5,434
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $63.41
¥9,347

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