Belize vs Benin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belize Benin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2299
$1816
🏠 One person rent
$391
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$504
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.8
$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$127
💸 GDP per capita
$6984
$1303
😃 Human freedom index
6.82
6.86
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
59.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
43
🌐 English speaking %
81.7%
1%
🎓 Higher education
23
43
😀 Quality of life
49
18
🏙️ Population
375K
11.2M

The average cost of living in Belize ($899) is 25% more expensive than in Benin ($717). Belize ranked 96th vs 132nd 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 1.4 months in Belize compared to 0.2 months in Benin. Ranked 85th 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
$5.75
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.45
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$366
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$76.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.3
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.53%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$200
$8330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$7.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.16
$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.18
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.9
$31
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5537
$6108

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In Belize

City Cost of living Population
Belize City
$886
57.2K
San Ignacio
$1039
26.2K
Belmopan
$716
17.2K
San Pedro Town
$915
11.8K
Caye Caulker
$942
2K

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$732
679K
Porto-Novo
$697
264K
Abomey
$677
90.2K
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$676
31.4K