Benin vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$1039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1718
$2631
🏠 One person rent
$290
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$536
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.5
$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$100
$1168
💸 GDP per capita
$1394
$22503
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
8.49
❤️ Life expectancy
60
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
59
🌐 English speaking %
1%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
41
71
😀 Quality of life
16
72
🏙️ Population
14.1M
1.87M

The average cost of living in Benin ($686) is 34% less expensive than in Latvia ($1039). Benin ranked 141st vs 77th 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 176th and 41st 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
$3.78
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$49.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$4.67
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$2228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$1426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$8.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.82
$7.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$42.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5839
$13630

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$709
679K
Porto-Novo
$670
264K
Abomey
$590
90.2K
Save
$613
31.4K

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1113
605K
Daugavpils
$843
77.8K
Jelgava
$804
54.7K
Liepaja
$953
66.7K
Jurmala
$1299
52.2K
Ventspils
$869
32.6K
Valmiera
$835
22.4K
Jekabpils
$840
21.2K
Rezekne
$761
26.1K
Ogre
$933
22.8K