Benin vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$319
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.1
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$88
$868
💸 GDP per capita
$1485
$13303
😃 Human freedom index
7.01
4.93
❤️ Life expectancy
60.8
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
43
🌐 English speaking %
1%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
41
88
😀 Quality of life
22
52
🏙️ Population
14.5M
1.41B

The average cost of living in Benin ($794) is 20% more expensive than in China ($663). Benin ranked 131st vs 158th for China 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 1.3 months in China. Ranked 171st and 85th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs China

We calculate prices for Benin and China as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 544 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 China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.7
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$4148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$34.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$5.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.9
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$479
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5731
$17696

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs China

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In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$830
780K
Porto-Novo
$768
234K
Abomey
$596
90.2K
Save
$654
31.4K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Chongqing
$631
32.1M
Shanghai
$1147
24.9M
Chengdu
$688
20.9M
Guangzhou
$785
18.7M
Suzhou
$798
12.7M
Beijing
$1108
21.9M
Shenzhen
$995
17.5M
Tianjin
$682
13.9M
Wuhan
$657
12.3M
Baoding
$480
11.5M
Xi'an
$594
13M
Nanjing
$789
9.31M
Zhengzhou
$523
12.6M
Qingdao
$649
10.1M
Ningbo
$660
9.4M
Hangzhou
$899
11.9M
Changsha
$622
10M
Nantong
$581
7.73M
Shenyang
$612
9.07M
Hefei
$670
9.37M
Jinan
$546
9.2M
Harbin
$713
10M
Linyi
$523
11M
Dongguan
$694
10.5M
Shijiazhuang
$521
10.6M
Changchun
$607
9.07M
Xuzhou
$531
9.08M
Fuzhou
$679
8.29M
Dalian
$737
7.45M
Wenzhou
$774
9.57M