Benin vs Dominican Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Dominican Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1816
$2024
🏠 One person rent
$278
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.6
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$407
💸 GDP per capita
$1303
$10111
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
72.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
35
🌐 English speaking %
1%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
43
37
😀 Quality of life
18
38
🏙️ Population
11.2M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Benin ($717) is 9% less expensive than in the Dominican Republic ($792). Benin ranked 132nd vs 113th for the Dominican Republic 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 0.5 months in the Dominican Republic. Ranked 176th and 127th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs the Dominican Republic

We calculate prices for Benin and the Dominican Republic as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 25 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 Dominican Republic
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$4.25
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$366
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8330
$1373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$783
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.9
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$4696

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In Benin

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

In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
1.34M
Santo Domingo
$1051
1.13M
Puerto Plata
$721
338K
La Vega
$590
248K
Higuey
$805
251K
San Cristobal
$764
233K
San Francisco de Macoris
$541
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$589
169K
Bani
$692
146K
San Pedro de Macoris
$717
217K
Boca Chica
$671
142K
Bonao
$536
158K
La Romana
$700
140K
Sabaneta
$714
98.5K
Azua
$775
91.3K
Samana
$782
108K
Punta Cana
$1009
54.1K
Barahona
$712
83.6K
Cotui
$653
79.6K
Mao
$724
76.9K
Nagua
$787
76.9K
Jarabacoa
$728
58.8K
El Seibo
$745
66.9K
Sosua
$958
69.9K
Cabarete
$809
4.09K