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Benin vs. Bahamas Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 58.5% cheaper than Bahamas overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% less in Benin
Groceries: pay 49.1% less in Benin
Transportation: pay 50.8% less in Benin
Housing: pay 54.7% less in Benin
Childcare: pay 64.2% less in Benin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.1% less in Benin
Clothing: pay 73.7% less in Benin

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Benin.

Benin vs. Bahamas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Benin instead of Bahamas, you would:

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pay 66.8% less for restaurants

	Bahamas	Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.17 BSD29.17	$3.56 F CFA2,014	-87.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.08 BSD11.08	$6.23 F CFA3,525	-43.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 BSD3.31	$0.93 F CFA529	-71.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 BSD2.21	$0.80 F CFA453	-63.7%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 49.1% less for groceries

	Bahamas	Benin
Bread 1 loaf	$4.71 BSD4.71	$1.60 F CFA906	-66.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 BSD5.79	$4.90 F CFA2,770	-15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.88 BSD11.88	$10.90 F CFA6,164	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.37 BSD7.37	$2.42 F CFA1,368	-67.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.61 BSD4.61	$2.36 F CFA1,336	-48.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 BSD1.86	$1.62 F CFA914	-13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 BSD1.64	$0.85 F CFA480	-48.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.39 BSD3.39	$0.62 F CFA350	-81.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.26 BSD3.26	$0.74 F CFA419	-77.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 BSD1.84	$0.67 F CFA381	-63.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 BSD1.37	$0.67 F CFA381	-50.8%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 50.8% less for transportation

	Bahamas	Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BSD5.71	$4.13 F CFA2,337	-27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$8.19 F CFA4,633	-73.8%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 54.7% less for housing

	Bahamas	Benin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.81 BSD89.81	$50.45 F CFA28,537	-43.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	$211.44 F CFA119,604	-87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	$142.45 F CFA80,575	-89.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.16 BSD201.16	$204.24 F CFA115,531	+1.5%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 64.2% less for childcare

	Bahamas	Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.67 BSD606.67	$136.51 F CFA77,218	-77.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	$5,786.92 F CFA3,273,365	-50.9%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahamas	Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 BSD6.25	$1.07 F CFA604	-82.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.69 BSD5.69	$5.94 F CFA3,357	+4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.78 BSD13.78	$3.56 F CFA2,014	-74.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$92.58 BSD92.58	$47.48 F CFA26,858	-48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.50 BSD17.50	$8.90 F CFA5,036	-49.1%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 73.7% less for clothing

	Bahamas	Benin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 BSD55.83	$17.81 F CFA10,072	-68.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.83 BSD50.83	$8.90 F CFA5,036	-82.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.94 BSD104.94	$8.90 F CFA5,036	-91.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.57 BSD103.57	$48.97 F CFA27,698	-52.7%
Average			-73.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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