Benin vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2773
🏠 One person rent
$316
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$66.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1202
💸 GDP per capita
$1435
$23184
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
8.45
❤️ Life expectancy
60
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
60
🌐 English speaking %
1%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
43
72
😀 Quality of life
15
72
🏙️ Population
11.2M
1.87M

The average cost of living in Benin ($729) is 34% less expensive than in Latvia ($1102). Benin ranked 131st vs 70th for Latvia 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 1.1 months in Latvia. Ranked 177th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Latvia

We calculate prices for Benin and Latvia 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 Latvia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.13
$9.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$853
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1526
$2318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$1507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$5.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$7.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6228
$13937

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs Latvia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$755
679K
Porto-Novo
$710
264K
Abomey
$617
90.2K
Save
$644
31.4K

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1169
605K
Daugavpils
$899
77.8K
Jelgava
$856
54.7K
Liepaja
$1029
66.7K
Jurmala
$1377
52.2K
Ventspils
$923
32.6K
Jekabpils
$946
21.2K
Valmiera
$893
22.4K
Rezekne
$817
26.1K
Ogre
$1111
22.8K