Benin vs Niger - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Niger
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1791
$2304
🏠 One person rent
$317
$718
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$37
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$88.2
$115
💸 GDP per capita
$1485
$723
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
60.8
61.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
34
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
41
27
😀 Quality of life
21
16
🏙️ Population
14.5M
27M

The average cost of living in Benin ($760) is 35% less expensive than in Niger ($1161). Benin ranked 134th vs 68th for Niger 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 0.1 months in Niger. Ranked 176th and 184th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Niger

We calculate prices for Benin and Niger as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 3 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 Niger
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.93
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.47
 Cappuccino
$5.36
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$812
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$319
$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.52%
9.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$1716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.43
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$7.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.4
$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$1051
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5766
$5434

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs Niger

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$793
679K
Porto-Novo
$743
264K
Abomey
$598
90.2K
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$646
31.4K

In Niger

City Cost of living Population
Niamey
$1172
1.5M
Maradi
$1131
267K
Zinder
$1131
236K