Benin vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1718
$1694
🏠 One person rent
$290
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$536
$477
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.5
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$100
$333
💸 GDP per capita
$1394
$2613
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
5.27
❤️ Life expectancy
60
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
14
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
41
29
😀 Quality of life
16
25
🏙️ Population
14.1M
6.68M

The average cost of living in Benin ($686) is 0.2% more expensive than in Nicaragua ($685). Benin ranked 141st vs 143rd 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 0.1 months in Benin compared to 0.5 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 176th and 156th 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
$3.78
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$370
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
11.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$1194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$6.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$6.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$5.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.82
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5839
$6974

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In Benin

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

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$738
937K
Leon
$632
174K
Chinandega
$638
122K
Masaya
$710
140K
Esteli
$598
112K
Jinotega
$455
99.4K
Matagalpa
$624
133K
Granada
$701
105K
Juigalpa
$666
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$839
14.7K