Benin vs Tunisia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Tunisia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1825
$1273
🏠 One person rent
$306
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$480
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$20.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$90.9
$329
💸 GDP per capita
$1485
$4181
😃 Human freedom index
7.01
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
60.8
76.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
39
🌐 English speaking %
1%
8%
🎓 Higher education
41
70
😀 Quality of life
23
50
🏙️ Population
14.5M
12.3M

The average cost of living in Benin ($766) is 44% more expensive than in Tunisia ($531). Benin ranked 139th vs 184th for Tunisia 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 0.6 months in Tunisia. Ranked 171st and 96th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Tunisia

We calculate prices for Benin and Tunisia 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 Tunisia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.65
 Cappuccino
$5.41
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1407
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$638
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.82
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.63
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.46
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5872
$3283

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Cities Comparison in Benin vs Tunisia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$796
780K
Porto-Novo
$741
234K
Abomey
$612
90.2K
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$650
31.4K

In Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$620
603K
Sfax
$495
273K
Sousse
$586
222K
Kairouan
$456
187K
Aryanah
$537
123K
Bizerte
$388
143K
Gafsa
$424
121K
Gabes
$408
116K
La Marsa
$606
93K
Nabeul
$513
84.3K