Barbados vs Benin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Benin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3658
$1718
🏠 One person rent
$565
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1353
$536
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1472
$100
💸 GDP per capita
$23804
$1394
😃 Human freedom index
7.75
6.93
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
60
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
45
🌐 English speaking %
100%
1%
🎓 Higher education
28
41
😀 Quality of life
63
16
🏙️ Population
303K
14.1M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1354) is 97% more expensive than in Benin ($686). Barbados ranked 42nd vs 141st for Benin in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barbados compared to 0.1 months in Benin. Ranked 55th and 176th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Benin

We calculate prices for Barbados and Benin as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Barbados Benin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.4
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.48
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$605
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1756
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1062
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.81%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$1519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3500
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.73
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.33
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.83
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6537
$5839

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In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1353
110K
Holetown
$1418
1.6K

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$709
679K
Porto-Novo
$670
264K
Abomey
$590
90.2K
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$613
31.4K