Belize vs Benin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belize Benin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2474
$1718
🏠 One person rent
$458
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$876
$536
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1065
$100
💸 GDP per capita
$7460
$1394
😃 Human freedom index
7.48
6.93
❤️ Life expectancy
71
60
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
45
🌐 English speaking %
81.7%
1%
🎓 Higher education
22
41
😀 Quality of life
46
16
🏙️ Population
411K
14.1M

The average cost of living in Belize ($992) is 45% more expensive than in Benin ($686). Belize ranked 85th 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 Belize compared to 0.1 months in Benin. Ranked 90th and 176th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belize vs Benin

We calculate prices for Belize and Benin as a population-weighted mean of 5 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.

Belize Benin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.56
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.48
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.7
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.54%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$199
$1519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$4.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.88
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.15
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5763
$5839

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belize

City Cost of living Population
Belize City
$883
60.9K
San Ignacio
$1034
26.2K
San Pedro Town
$1358
11.8K
Belmopan
$973
19.5K
Caye Caulker
$1581
2.73K

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