Benin vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$619
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$325
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.1
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$382
💸 GDP per capita
$1485
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
60.8
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
33
🌐 English speaking %
1%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
41
58
😀 Quality of life
16
45
🏙️ Population
14.1M
109M

The average cost of living in Benin ($766) is 24% more expensive than in the Philippines ($619). Benin ranked 135th vs 161st for the Philippines 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 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 179th and 98th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Benin and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.45
$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$3.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$68.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.3
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
7.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
$2394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$887
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$3.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$7.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.47
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.63
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6562
$5670

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In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$799
679K
Porto-Novo
$749
264K
Abomey
$606
90.2K
Save
$650
31.4K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$713
2.96M
Manila
$804
1.85M
Davao
$661
1.78M
Taguig
$840
887K
Caloocan
$605
1.66M
Antipolo
$579
887K
Pasig
$662
803K
Valenzuela
$448
715K
Cebu
$773
964K
Las Pinas
$646
606K
Paranaque
$666
690K
Muntinlupa
$713
543K
San Jose del Monte
$525
652K
Dasmarinas
$437
703K
Mandaluyong
$767
426K
Makati
$1000
293K
La Union
$601
822K
Pasay
$762
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$611
728K
Marikina
$552
456K
Palawan
$646
940K
Zamboanga
$532
977K
Bacoor
$561
665K
Calamba
$516
540K
Angeles
$664
463K
General Santos
$452
697K
Cainta
$772
377K
General Trias
$528
451K
Bacolod
$592
601K
Binangonan
$539
314K