Benin vs Jordan - Cost of Living Comparison

Benin Jordan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$728
$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1787
$1987
🏠 One person rent
$293
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$571
💸 GDP per capita
$1303
$4205
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
6.39
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
74.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
47
🌐 English speaking %
1%
45%
🎓 Higher education
43
68
😀 Quality of life
22
57
🏙️ Population
11.2M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Benin ($728) is 12% less expensive than in Jordan ($830). Benin ranked 125th vs 105th for Jordan 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 0.7 months in Jordan. Ranked 169th and 71st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Jordan

We calculate prices for Benin and Jordan as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 8 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 Jordan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.26
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$6.71
 Cappuccino
$4.39
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.01%
7.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8620
$1014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$739
$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$8.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$18.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$5.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$7.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6285
$4682

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs Jordan

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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 Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$940
4.01M
Irbid
$638
1.91M
Aqaba
$751
140K
Al-Salt
$612
108K
Jerash
$586
50.7K
Al-Karak
$537
32.2K
Ma'an
$554
30K
Tafilah
$528
23.5K