Benin vs Brunei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Brunei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$1167
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1825
$2538
🏠 One person rent
$306
$657
🏘️ Family rent
$480
$970
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$344
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$90.9
$2034
💸 GDP per capita
$1485
$33153
😃 Human freedom index
7.01
5.92
❤️ Life expectancy
60.8
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
63
🌐 English speaking %
1%
37.8%
🎓 Higher education
41
54
😀 Quality of life
23
74
🏙️ Population
14.5M
463K

The average cost of living in Benin ($766) is 34% less expensive than in Brunei ($1167). Benin ranked 139th vs 72nd for Brunei 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 1.7 months in Brunei. Ranked 171st and 45th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Brunei

We calculate prices for Benin and Brunei as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 3 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 Brunei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.58
 Cappuccino
$5.41
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$761
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1407
$3361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.82
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.63
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$6.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.46
$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5872
$12727

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In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$796
780K
Porto-Novo
$741
234K
Abomey
$612
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$650
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In Brunei

City Cost of living Population
Bandar Seri Begawan
$1138
50K
Seria
$1236
2.66K
Kuala Belait
$1459
4.26K