Benin vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1787
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$290
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$475
$853
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$126
$688
💸 GDP per capita
$1303
$9394
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
7.16
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
72.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
36
🌐 English speaking %
1%
55%
🎓 Higher education
43
83
😀 Quality of life
17
57
🏙️ Population
11.2M
7.02M

The average cost of living in Benin ($729) is 20% less expensive than in Serbia ($909). Benin ranked 124th vs 88th for Serbia 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 0.8 months in Serbia. Ranked 178th and 68th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Benin and Serbia 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 Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.8
$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.14
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$4.32
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$319
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$88.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.4
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8214
$3036
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$23.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6012
$6387

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1079
1.38M
Novi Sad
$932
380K
Nis
$683
183K
Pristina
$649
199K
Kragujevac
$633
151K
Subotica
$739
106K
Valjevo
$554
90.3K
Novi Pazar
$863
66.5K
Cacak
$598
71.9K
Mitrovica
$440
71.6K