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Benin vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 45.7% cheaper than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% less in Benin
Groceries: pay 45.2% less in Benin
Transportation: pay 62.1% less in Benin
Housing: pay 27.3% less in Benin
Childcare: pay 31.1% less in Benin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.2% less in Benin
Clothing: pay 68.2% less in Benin

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

Benin vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.5% less for restaurants

	Barbados	Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.67 BBD63.33	$3.56 F CFA2,006	-88.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.42 BBD22.83	$6.23 F CFA3,511	-45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 BBD3.74	$0.93 F CFA527	-50.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 BBD2.94	$0.80 F CFA451	-45.6%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 45.2% less for groceries

	Barbados	Benin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 BBD5.77	$1.60 F CFA903	-44.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 BBD7.33	$4.90 F CFA2,758	+33.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.79 BBD27.57	$10.90 F CFA6,139	-21.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.88 BBD11.75	$2.42 F CFA1,362	-58.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.08 BBD12.15	$2.36 F CFA1,331	-61.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 BBD4.01	$1.62 F CFA910	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 BBD2.89	$0.85 F CFA478	-41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.77 BBD5.55	$0.62 F CFA349	-77.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 BBD5.26	$0.74 F CFA417	-71.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.53	$0.67 F CFA379	-70.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.90 BBD3.79	$0.67 F CFA379	-64.5%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 62.1% less for transportation

	Barbados	Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 BBD15.61	$4.13 F CFA2,327	-47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.77 BBD71.55	$8.19 F CFA4,614	-77.1%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 27.3% less for housing

	Barbados	Benin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.83 BBD131.67	$50.45 F CFA28,421	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	$211.44 F CFA119,116	-70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	$142.45 F CFA80,247	-78.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$125.22 BBD250.44	$204.24 F CFA115,060	+63.1%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

	Barbados	Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.50 BBD605.00	$136.51 F CFA76,903	-54.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	$5,786.92 F CFA3,260,020	-7.4%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 BBD5.33	$1.07 F CFA602	-59.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 BBD9.65	$5.94 F CFA3,344	+23.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.87 BBD15.73	$3.56 F CFA2,006	-54.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.38 BBD148.75	$47.48 F CFA26,749	-36.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.25 BBD20.50	$8.90 F CFA5,015	-13.1%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 68.2% less for clothing

	Barbados	Benin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.92 BBD115.83	$17.81 F CFA10,031	-69.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.83 BBD71.67	$8.90 F CFA5,015	-75.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.61 BBD197.22	$8.90 F CFA5,015	-91.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.06 BBD156.11	$48.97 F CFA27,585	-37.3%
Average			-68.2%

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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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