Benin vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1718
$1302
🏠 One person rent
$290
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$536
$452
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.5
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$100
$391
💸 GDP per capita
$1394
$477
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
3.78
❤️ Life expectancy
60
63.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
13
🌐 English speaking %
1%
9%
🎓 Higher education
41
25
😀 Quality of life
16
12
🏙️ Population
14.1M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Benin ($686) is 31% more expensive than in Yemen ($524). Benin ranked 141st vs 177th for Yemen 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 0.7 months in Yemen. Ranked 176th and 184th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Benin and Yemen 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.82
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$77.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5839
$2713

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$709
679K
Porto-Novo
$670
264K
Abomey
$590
90.2K
Save
$613
31.4K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$546
2.96M
Al Hudaydah
$505
618K
Taiz
$507
615K
Aden
$503
507K
Ibb
$496
351K
Dhamar
$486
160K
Mukalla
$484
144K
Sayyan
$481
70K
Sa'dah
$482
70.2K
Zabid
$482
50.8K