Benin vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

Benin Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$728
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1787
$5095
🏠 One person rent
$293
$1528
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$2503
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.6
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$3130
💸 GDP per capita
$1303
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
8.7
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
77
🌐 English speaking %
1%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
43
88
😀 Quality of life
22
93
🏙️ Population
11.2M
5.12M

The average cost of living in Benin ($728) is 69% less expensive than in Ireland ($2343). Benin ranked 125th 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 0.3 months in Benin compared to 1.3 months in Ireland. Ranked 169th and 8th 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
$5.26
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$6.83
 Cappuccino
$4.39
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$1281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$2674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$2139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.01%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8620
$5829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$739
$4340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$70.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$88
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$1198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6285
$9499

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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
$764
679K
Porto-Novo
$671
264K
Abomey
$650
90.2K
Save
$651
31.4K

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2669
553K
Cork
$2118
222K
Galway
$2054
83.5K
Limerick
$1488
58.3K
Waterford
$1959
48.4K
Drogheda
$2332
41K
Swords
$2600
36.9K
Dundalk
$1951
39K
Naas
$2272
21.4K
Kilkenny
$1993
22.2K
Tralee
$1705
26.1K
Wexford
$2075
20.2K