Benin vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$2702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$5898
🏠 One person rent
$325
$1787
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$3028
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$631
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.1
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$3642
💸 GDP per capita
$1485
$107K
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
8.91
❤️ Life expectancy
60.8
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
77
🌐 English speaking %
1%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
41
88
😀 Quality of life
16
93
🏙️ Population
14.1M
5.15M

The average cost of living in Benin ($766) is 72% less expensive than in Ireland ($2702). Benin ranked 135th vs 6th for Ireland 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 1.3 months in Ireland. Ranked 179th and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Benin and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.45
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$7.72
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$1845
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$1516
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$3320
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$2671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.3
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$887
$5236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$89.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$21.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.47
$20.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$7.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$6.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.63
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$74.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$1280
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6562
$8058

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs Ireland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$799
679K
Porto-Novo
$749
264K
Abomey
$606
90.2K
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$650
31.4K

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2959
593K
Cork
$2581
222K
Galway
$2720
83.5K
Limerick
$2237
62.7K
Waterford
$2397
48.4K
Swords
$2430
40.8K
Drogheda
$2930
41K
Dundalk
$1994
39K
Naas
$2466
21.4K
Tralee
$2021
26.1K
Kilkenny
$2020
22.2K
Wexford
$1913
20.2K