Benin vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

Benin Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$728
$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1787
$1480
🏠 One person rent
$293
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.6
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$331
💸 GDP per capita
$1303
$4788
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
6.74
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
67.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
34
🌐 English speaking %
1%
18%
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
22
45
🏙️ Population
11.2M
275M

The average cost of living in Benin ($728) is 27% more expensive than in Indonesia ($573). Benin ranked 125th vs 162nd for Indonesia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Benin compared to 0.6 months in Indonesia. Ranked 169th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for Benin and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 82 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 Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.26
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$4.39
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.01%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8620
$1652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$739
$863
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$2.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$3.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$16.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$40.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6285
$7477

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs Indonesia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$764
679K
Porto-Novo
$671
264K
Abomey
$650
90.2K
Save
$651
31.4K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$737
10.6M
Bali
$792
4.36M
Bekasi
$518
2.38M
Surabaya
$548
2.89M
Depok
$444
2.33M
Bandung
$509
2.88M
Tangerang
$630
2.24M
South Tangerang
$574
1.64M
Medan
$494
2.11M
Palembang
$466
1.54M
Bogor
$510
982K
Semarang
$585
1.62M
Batam
$618
1.2M
Pekanbaru
$491
983K
Samarinda
$638
831K
Makassar
$522
1.34M
Padang
$921
913K
Cilacap
$483
1.17M
Pontianak
$445
618K
Bandar Lampung
$380
1.17M
Denpasar
$560
835K
Serang
$531
613K
Cimahi
$492
587K
Jambi
$494
612K
Malang
$382
866K
Manado
$581
462K
Banjarmasin
$458
662K
Balikpapan
$613
598K
Tasikmalaya
$415
678K
Cilegon
$507
388K