Benin vs Haiti - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Haiti
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$534
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$1315
🏠 One person rent
$316
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$38.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$403
💸 GDP per capita
$1435
$1693
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
60
63.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
17
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
43
13
😀 Quality of life
15
15
🏙️ Population
11.2M
11M

The average cost of living in Benin ($729) is 37% more expensive than in Haiti ($534). Benin ranked 131st vs 178th for Haiti 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 0.8 months in Haiti. Ranked 177th and 179th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Haiti

We calculate prices for Benin and Haiti 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 Haiti
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.13
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
12.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1526
$1511
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$6.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$7.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6228
$3356

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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
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$644
31.4K

In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$549
987K
Carrefour
$536
511K
Petion-Ville
$529
377K
Gonaives
$527
324K
Delmas
$524
284K
Cap-Haitien
$520
190K
Saint-Marc
$516
160K
Miragoane
$514
56.9K
Anse-a-Veau
$513
55.1K
Cerca-la-Source
$513
51.4K