Benin vs Ghana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Ghana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1825
$1627
🏠 One person rent
$306
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$480
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$90.9
$176
💸 GDP per capita
$1485
$2391
😃 Human freedom index
7.01
7.05
❤️ Life expectancy
60.8
65.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
43
🌐 English speaking %
1%
66.7%
🎓 Higher education
41
68
😀 Quality of life
23
42
🏙️ Population
14.5M
34.4M

The average cost of living in Benin ($766) is 18% more expensive than in Ghana ($650). Benin ranked 139th vs 161st for Ghana 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 0.3 months in Ghana. Ranked 171st and 126th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Ghana

We calculate prices for Benin and Ghana 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 Ghana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.05
 Cappuccino
$5.41
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$49.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1407
$5718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$3345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.82
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.63
$4.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.46
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$15.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.8
$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$88.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5872
$7241

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs Ghana

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$796
780K
Porto-Novo
$741
234K
Abomey
$612
90.2K
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$650
31.4K

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$562
3.9M
Accra
$861
1.78M
Tamale
$612
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
540K
Ashaiman
$654
208K
Obuasi
$664
180K
Koforidua
$703
127K
Tema
$607
162K
Ho
$454
126K
Hohoe
$683
56.2K