Benin vs Iceland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Iceland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$3155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1791
$6609
🏠 One person rent
$317
$1927
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$2883
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$891
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$96.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$88.2
$4513
💸 GDP per capita
$1485
$82704
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
60.8
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
77
🌐 English speaking %
1%
98%
🎓 Higher education
41
81
😀 Quality of life
21
92
🏙️ Population
14.5M
405K

The average cost of living in Benin ($760) is 76% less expensive than in Iceland ($3155). Benin ranked 134th vs 5th for Iceland 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 Iceland. Ranked 176th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Iceland

We calculate prices for Benin and Iceland as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 5 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 Iceland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.93
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$11.9
 Cappuccino
$5.36
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$1987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$1747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$3141
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$319
$2620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$84.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.52%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$7396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$6445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$4.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$28.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$6.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$41.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.43
$24.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$5.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$46.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$139
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.4
$181
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5766
$30550

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In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$793
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$743
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Abomey
$598
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$646
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In Iceland

City Cost of living Population
Reykjavik
$3268
140K
Kopavogur
$3175
39.8K
Hafnarfjorur
$3148
30.6K
Akureyri
$2990
19.9K
Keflavik
$2596
23.3K