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Brazil vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Brazil is 9.5% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.6% more in Brazil
Groceries
pay 25.6% less in Brazil
Transportation
pay 3.7% less in Brazil
Housing
pay 33.0% more in Brazil
Childcare
pay 89.7% more in Brazil
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.5% less in Brazil
Clothing
pay 77.4% more in Brazil

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, and restaurants in Brazil are more expensive than in Benin. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Brazil. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Brazil.

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Brazil vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.6% more for restaurants

 
Benin
Brazil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
F CFA2,990
$6.38
R$32.28
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.39
F CFA5,481
$7.64
R$38.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
F CFA598
$1.24
R$6.29
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pay 25.6% less for groceries

 
Benin
Brazil
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.22
F CFA710
$1.68
R$8.52
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.69
F CFA2,741
$4.73
R$23.94
Milk (1 gallon) $11.42
F CFA6,665
$4.09
R$20.72
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pay 3.7% less for transportation

 
Benin
Brazil
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.61
F CFA2,689
$4.74
R$23.98
Monthly public transit pass ?? $45.86
R$232.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $23,586.89
R$119K
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pay 33.0% more for housing

 
Benin
Brazil
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $48.37
F CFA28,237
$20.44
R$103.47
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $179.24
F CFA105K
$357.22
R$1,808.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.43
F CFA97,169
$237.92
R$1,204.46
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pay 89.7% more for childcare

 
Benin
Brazil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $130.87
F CFA76,406
$316.73
R$1,603.45
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,547.83
F CFA3M
$8,251.15
R$41,771.44
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pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Benin
Brazil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.85
F CFA498
$2.00
R$10.12
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.12
F CFA2,990
$2.02
R$10.23
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.41
F CFA1,993
$2.46
R$12.44
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pay 77.4% more for clothing

 
Benin
Brazil
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.61
F CFA14,949
$54.36
R$275.19
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $50.01
R$253.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $34.14
F CFA19,932
$87.76
R$444.28
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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