Benin vs Croatia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Croatia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1816
$2682
🏠 One person rent
$278
$579
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$984
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.6
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$1248
💸 GDP per capita
$1303
$18570
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
7.96
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
76.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
50
🌐 English speaking %
1%
57.1%
🎓 Higher education
43
84
😀 Quality of life
18
68
🏙️ Population
11.2M
3.87M

The average cost of living in Benin ($717) is 37% less expensive than in Croatia ($1140). Benin ranked 132nd vs 59th for Croatia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Benin compared to 1.1 months in Croatia. Ranked 176th and 46th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Croatia

We calculate prices for Benin and Croatia as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 15 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 Croatia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$3.05
 Cappuccino
$4.25
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$366
$740
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8330
$3932
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$783
$2853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$9.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$7.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$6.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$6.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$9327

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs Croatia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$732
679K
Porto-Novo
$697
264K
Abomey
$677
90.2K
Save
$676
31.4K

In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1242
767K
Split
$1134
161K
Rijeka
$1102
108K
Osijek
$849
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$1100
61.1K
Zadar
$1219
70.8K
Pula
$1008
52.2K
Dubrovnik
$1302
41.6K
Karlovac
$997
49.4K
Sibenik
$1025
42.6K
Slavonski Brod
$690
45K
Bjelovar
$913
36.3K
Kastela
$957
37.8K
Cavtat
$1120
2.19K
Hvar
$1048
3.98K