Benin vs Singapore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Singapore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$3160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$7301
🏠 One person rent
$316
$2161
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$4034
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$4518
💸 GDP per capita
$1435
$84734
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
7.75
❤️ Life expectancy
60
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
83
🌐 English speaking %
1%
96.4%
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
15
94
🏙️ Population
11.2M
5.87M

The average cost of living in Benin ($729) is 77% less expensive than in Singapore ($3160). Benin ranked 131st vs 3rd for Singapore 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 Singapore. Ranked 177th and 5th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Singapore

We calculate prices for Benin and Singapore as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 2 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 Singapore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.13
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$8.09
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$2510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$1895
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$5054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$3527
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1526
$21371
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$7693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$8.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6228
$28359

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In Benin

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

In Singapore

City Cost of living Population
Singapore City
$3168
5.87M
Bukit Merah
$2852
152K