Benin vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1718
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$290
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$536
$890
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.5
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$100
$442
💸 GDP per capita
$1394
$5391
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
60
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
30
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
41
40
😀 Quality of life
16
36
🏙️ Population
14.1M
6.03M

The average cost of living in Benin ($686) is 38% less expensive than in El Salvador ($1102). Benin ranked 141st vs 69th for El Salvador 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 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 176th and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Benin and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 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 El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$58.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$2344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$1256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.82
$7.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$7.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$66.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5839
$5508

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In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$709
679K
Porto-Novo
$670
264K
Abomey
$590
90.2K
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$613
31.4K

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1204
316K
Santa Ana
$698
245K
Soyapango
$1182
241K
San Miguel
$1088
218K
Ahuachapan
$1449
111K
Mejicanos
$1175
141K
Apopa
$1160
131K
Santa Tecla
$1194
122K
Sonsonate
$884
71.5K
Usulutan
$1083
73.1K