Benin vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2530
🏠 One person rent
$316
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$1179
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$876
💸 GDP per capita
$1435
$649
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
60
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
20
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
43
41
😀 Quality of life
15
12
🏙️ Population
11.2M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Benin ($729) is 24% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($954). Benin ranked 131st vs 94th for the DR Congo 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 0.9 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 177th and 184th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Benin and the DR Congo 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 DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.13
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$37.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$641
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$1464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1526
$8373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$68.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$5.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$5.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$93.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6228
$3579

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs the DR Congo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$755
679K
Porto-Novo
$710
264K
Abomey
$617
90.2K
Save
$644
31.4K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1041
11.9M
Mbuji-Mayi
$957
2.89M
Lubumbashi
$1007
1.79M
Kananga
$932
1.97M
Mbandaka
$810
1.19M
Tshikapa
$902
1.01M
Kisangani
$855
936K
Kolwezi
$947
573K
Likasi
$939
423K
Bukavu
$723
871K
Uvira
$763
590K
Kikwit
$852
398K
Matadi
$821
306K
Bunia
$784
328K
Mwene-Ditu
$826
196K
Isiro
$826
183K
Beni
$768
232K
Boma
$803
163K
Butembo
$760
218K
Gandajika
$815
146K
Gemena
$757
139K
Kindu
$728
172K
Kalemie
$730
147K
Bumba
$796
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
100K