Benin vs Estonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Estonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$3427
🏠 One person rent
$319
$704
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$1191
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.1
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$88
$1971
💸 GDP per capita
$1485
$31428
😃 Human freedom index
7.01
8.85
❤️ Life expectancy
60.8
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
76
🌐 English speaking %
1%
47%
🎓 Higher education
41
83
😀 Quality of life
22
84
🏙️ Population
14.5M
1.37M

The average cost of living in Benin ($794) is 44% less expensive than in Estonia ($1425). Benin ranked 131st vs 44th for Estonia 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 1.4 months in Estonia. Ranked 171st and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Estonia

We calculate prices for Benin and Estonia 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 Estonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.7
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.5
$75
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$6.13
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$1341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$4230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$3048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$2.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$25.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5731
$10603

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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 Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1594
458K
Tartu
$1220
97.8K
Narva
$1081
53.4K
Parnu
$1179
41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
33.4K
Maardu
$1455
17K
Viljandi
$1054
17.3K
Rakvere
$1085
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1225
13.2K
Sillamae
$1079
12.4K