Cost of living comparison
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Kenya vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary
Kenya is 16.7% cheaper than Benin overall.
Kenya vs. Benin Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Kenya instead of Benin, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
F CFA2,990
|
$3.96
KES513.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.39
F CFA5,481
|
$6.49
KES842.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
F CFA598
|
$0.58
KES74.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
F CFA532
|
$0.57
KES73.50
|
|
Benin vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants
pay 43.3% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
F CFA710
|
$0.57
KES73.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.69
F CFA2,741
|
$5.04
KES654.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.42
F CFA6,665
|
$2.81
KES364.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
F CFA1,595
|
$1.68
KES218.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
F CFA1,424
|
$2.61
KES338.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
F CFA1,086
|
$1.14
KES147.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
F CFA482
|
$0.42
KES55.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA347
|
$0.63
KES81.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA701
|
$0.34
KES43.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA339
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
F CFA452
|
$0.35
KES45.50
|
|
Benin vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries
pay 18.4% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
F CFA2,689
|
$5.72
KES742.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.03
KES3,896.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,967.15
KES3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.29
F CFA7,176
|
$12.32
KES1,598.52
|
|
Benin vs. Kenya - Cost of transportation
pay 13.4% less for housing
|
Benin
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.37
F CFA28,237
|
$33.50
KES4,347.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.24
F CFA105K
|
$208.27
KES27,025.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.43
F CFA97,169
|
$163.35
KES21,195.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.13
F CFA66,049
|
$34.61
KES4,490.62
|
|
Benin vs. Kenya - Cost of housing
pay 54.1% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.87
F CFA76,406
|
$167.67
KES21,757.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,547.83
F CFA3M
|
$10,284.02
KES1M
|
|
Benin vs. Kenya - Cost of childcare
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
F CFA498
|
$2.14
KES278.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.12
F CFA2,990
|
$2.44
KES316.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
F CFA1,993
|
$3.21
KES417.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.37
F CFA28,237
|
$32.05
KES4,158.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.54
F CFA4,983
|
$8.52
KES1,106.12
|
|
Benin vs. Kenya - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 30.0% less for clothing
|
Benin
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.61
F CFA14,949
|
$16.22
KES2,105.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.38
KES2,645.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.14
F CFA19,932
|
$35.38
KES4,590.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.28
F CFA39,864
|
$35.71
KES4,633.90
|
|
Benin vs. Kenya - Cost of clothing
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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