Benin vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1787
$1552
🏠 One person rent
$290
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$475
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$126
$277
💸 GDP per capita
$1303
$2255
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
73.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
19
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
43
32
😀 Quality of life
17
29
🏙️ Population
11.2M
5.14M

The average cost of living in Benin ($729) is 12% more expensive than in Nicaragua ($654). Benin ranked 124th vs 142nd for Nicaragua in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Benin compared to 0.4 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 178th and 149th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for Benin and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.8
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.14
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$319
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.4
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
12.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8214
$893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$7.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6012
$5281

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In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$764
679K
Porto-Novo
$677
264K
Abomey
$646
90.2K
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$645
31.4K

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$713
937K
Leon
$591
174K
Masaya
$634
140K
Matagalpa
$543
133K
Chinandega
$587
122K
Esteli
$584
112K
Granada
$739
105K
Jinotega
$459
99.4K
Juigalpa
$595
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$768
14.7K