Benin vs Sierra Leone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Sierra Leone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$1455
🏠 One person rent
$316
$836
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$458
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$52.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1663
💸 GDP per capita
$1435
$433
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
60
60.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
35
🌐 English speaking %
1%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
43
25
😀 Quality of life
15
39
🏙️ Population
11.2M
7.56M

The average cost of living in Benin ($729) is 39% less expensive than in Sierra Leone ($1191). Benin ranked 131st vs 54th for Sierra Leone 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 1.4 months in Sierra Leone. Ranked 177th and 118th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Sierra Leone

We calculate prices for Benin and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.13
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$635
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1526
$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$1070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$76.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6228
$2816

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs Sierra Leone

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$755
679K
Porto-Novo
$710
264K
Abomey
$617
90.2K
Save
$644
31.4K

In Sierra Leone

City Cost of living Population
Freetown
$1213
951K
Bo
$1138
234K
Kenema
$1146
188K