Benin vs Bolivia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Bolivia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$316
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$430
💸 GDP per capita
$1435
$3701
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
6.83
❤️ Life expectancy
60
64.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
29
🌐 English speaking %
1%
4%
🎓 Higher education
43
45
😀 Quality of life
15
34
🏙️ Population
11.2M
11.1M

The average cost of living in Benin ($729) is 7% more expensive than in Bolivia ($683). Benin ranked 131st vs 145th for Bolivia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Benin compared to 0.6 months in Bolivia. Ranked 177th and 135th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Bolivia

We calculate prices for Benin and Bolivia as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 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.

Benin Bolivia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.13
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
7.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1526
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$13.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$4.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$6.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$7.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6228
$3705

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs Bolivia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$755
679K
Porto-Novo
$710
264K
Abomey
$617
90.2K
Save
$644
31.4K

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
La Paz
$673
2.87M
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$762
3.15M
El Alto
$641
842K
Cochabamba
$536
632K
Oruro
$601
265K
Sucre
$659
300K
Sacaba
$535
172K
Potosi
$498
190K
Tarija
$627
180K
Trinidad
$771
101K