Benin vs Haiti - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Haiti
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1791
$1321
🏠 One person rent
$317
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$88.2
$173
💸 GDP per capita
$1485
$2143
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
6.15
❤️ Life expectancy
60.8
64.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
16
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
41
13
😀 Quality of life
21
16
🏙️ Population
14.5M
11.8M

The average cost of living in Benin ($760) is 38% more expensive than in Haiti ($551). Benin ranked 134th vs 175th 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 0.3 months in Haiti. Ranked 176th and 185th 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
$4.93
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$5.36
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$319
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.52%
12.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.43
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.4
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5766
$3649

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$793
679K
Porto-Novo
$743
264K
Abomey
$598
90.2K
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$646
31.4K

In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$567
987K
Carrefour
$552
511K
Petion-Ville
$546
377K
Gonaives
$544
356K
Delmas
$541
284K
Cap-Haitien
$536
190K
Saint-Marc
$533
160K
Miragoane
$528
56.9K
Anse-a-Veau
$529
55.1K
Cerca-la-Source
$529
51.4K