Benin vs Mali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Mali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$1420
🏠 One person rent
$316
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$419
💸 GDP per capita
$1435
$897
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
60
59.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
28
🌐 English speaking %
1%
0%
🎓 Higher education
43
27
😀 Quality of life
15
16
🏙️ Population
11.2M
20.3M

The average cost of living in Benin ($729) is 29% more expensive than in Mali ($565). Benin ranked 131st vs 169th for Mali 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 0.7 months in Mali. Ranked 177th and 176th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Mali

We calculate prices for Benin and Mali as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 7 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 Mali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.13
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1526
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$5.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$2.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6228
$3162

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs Mali

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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 Mali

City Cost of living Population
Bamako
$574
4.23M
Sikasso
$503
226K
Segou
$498
131K
Bougouni
$496
59.7K
Markala
$496
46K
Koulikoro
$497
43.2K
Banamba
$495
30.6K