Benin vs Lebanon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Lebanon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$316
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$1077
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$450
💸 GDP per capita
$1435
$3824
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
5.74
❤️ Life expectancy
60
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
24
🌐 English speaking %
1%
40%
🎓 Higher education
43
76
😀 Quality of life
15
46
🏙️ Population
11.2M
6.1M

The average cost of living in Benin ($729) is 31% less expensive than in Lebanon ($1062). Benin ranked 131st vs 78th for Lebanon 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 0.4 months in Lebanon. Ranked 177th and 89th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Lebanon

We calculate prices for Benin and Lebanon as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 6 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 Lebanon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.13
$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.92
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$1513
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1526
$2963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$1241
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$12.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$7.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6228
$4128

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs Lebanon

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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 Lebanon

City Cost of living Population
Beirut
$1165
2.42M
Tripoli
$708
244K
Sidon
$767
164K
Tyre
$545
160K
Jounieh
$948
102K
Zahle
$857
100K