Benin vs Singapore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Singapore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$3000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1816
$6871
🏠 One person rent
$278
$2073
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$3846
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.6
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$4631
💸 GDP per capita
$1303
$82808
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
7.75
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
83.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
83
🌐 English speaking %
1%
96.4%
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
18
96
🏙️ Population
11.2M
5.87M

The average cost of living in Benin ($717) is 76% less expensive than in Singapore ($3000). Benin ranked 132nd 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 0.2 months in Benin compared to 1.5 months in Singapore. Ranked 176th and 3rd 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
$5.62
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$68.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$7.63
 Cappuccino
$4.25
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$2539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$1766
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$4621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$366
$3407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8330
$19988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$783
$13033
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$93.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$23.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$4.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.9
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$1174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$26401

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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 Singapore

City Cost of living Population
Singapore City
$3007
5.87M
Bukit Merah
$2733
152K