Benin vs Rwanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Rwanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1816
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$278
$309
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$525
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.6
$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$265
💸 GDP per capita
$1303
$966
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
5.89
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
53
🌐 English speaking %
1%
15%
🎓 Higher education
43
15
😀 Quality of life
18
30
🏙️ Population
11.2M
13.2M

The average cost of living in Benin ($717) is 11% more expensive than in Rwanda ($649). Benin ranked 132nd vs 145th for Rwanda 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 Rwanda. Ranked 176th and 146th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Rwanda

We calculate prices for Benin and Rwanda as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 8 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 Rwanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$4.25
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$396
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$366
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
17.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8330
$13206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$783
$790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$1.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$6395

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$732
679K
Porto-Novo
$697
264K
Abomey
$677
90.2K
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$676
31.4K

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$677
1.16M
Gisenyi
$572
137K
Ruhengeri
$575
59.3K
Butare
$458
50.2K
Byumba
$599
34.5K
Cyangugu
$554
27.4K
Nyanza
$539
25.4K
Kibuye
$566
12.3K