Benin vs Ivory Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Ivory Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1816
$2760
🏠 One person rent
$278
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.6
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$209
💸 GDP per capita
$1303
$2486
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
6.48
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
58.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
40
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
43
36
😀 Quality of life
18
16
🏙️ Population
11.2M
24.3M

The average cost of living in Benin ($717) is 31% less expensive than in Ivory Coast ($1045). Benin ranked 132nd vs 76th for Ivory Coast in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Benin compared to 0.2 months in Ivory Coast. Ranked 176th and 179th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Ivory Coast

We calculate prices for Benin and Ivory Coast 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 Ivory Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$9.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$4.25
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$572
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$1393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$366
$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
10.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8330
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$783
$1478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$8.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$71.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$3023

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs Ivory Coast

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$732
679K
Porto-Novo
$697
264K
Abomey
$677
90.2K
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$676
31.4K

In Ivory Coast

City Cost of living Population
Abidjan
$1114
4.98M
Bouake
$923
659K
Yamoussoukro
$891
422K
Korhogo
$976
286K
Gagnoa
$897
277K
Divo
$888
179K
Abengourou
$874
164K
Dabou
$916
138K
Agboville
$892
135K
Grand-Bassam
$693
125K