Benin vs Bolivia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Bolivia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$1751
🏠 One person rent
$319
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.1
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$88
$367
💸 GDP per capita
$1485
$4421
😃 Human freedom index
7.01
6.81
❤️ Life expectancy
60.8
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
28
🌐 English speaking %
1%
4%
🎓 Higher education
41
47
😀 Quality of life
22
41
🏙️ Population
14.5M
12.4M

The average cost of living in Benin ($794) is 10% more expensive than in Bolivia ($723). Benin ranked 131st vs 148th 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 0.5 months in Bolivia. Ranked 171st and 125th 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
$5.7
$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.5
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$1346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$902
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$5.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$7.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.9
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$188
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5731
$4234

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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
$830
780K
Porto-Novo
$768
234K
Abomey
$596
90.2K
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$654
31.4K

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$804
3.12M
El Alto
$691
885K
La Paz
$694
756K
Cochabamba
$625
632K
Sucre
$630
361K
Oruro
$628
297K
Potosi
$526
190K
Sacaba
$611
172K
Tarija
$565
180K
Trinidad
$776
124K