Benin vs Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of Living Comparison

Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$728
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1787
$1565
🏠 One person rent
$293
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.6
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$633
💸 GDP per capita
$1303
$7585
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
7.35
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
34
🌐 English speaking %
1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
43
45
😀 Quality of life
22
49
🏙️ Population
11.2M
3.82M

The average cost of living in Benin ($728) is 11% more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($655). Benin ranked 125th vs 139th for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Benin compared to 1 months in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ranked 169th and 83rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

We calculate prices for Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.26
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$4.39
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.01%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8620
$1770
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$739
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$7.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$8.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$6.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$22.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6285
$3423

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$764
679K
Porto-Novo
$671
264K
Abomey
$650
90.2K
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$651
31.4K

In Bosnia and Herzegovina

City Cost of living Population
Sarajevo
$739
276K
Banja Luka
$737
185K
Mostar
$690
113K
Zenica
$529
111K
Tuzla
$656
111K
Bijeljina
$662
115K
Prijedor
$576
89.4K
Bihac
$497
56.3K
Sanski Most
$501
47.4K
Doboj
$562
68.5K