Cost of living comparison

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Tonga vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Tonga is 47.5% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants
pay 57.5% more in Tonga
Groceries
pay 24.0% more in Tonga
Transportation
pay 26.0% more in Tonga
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Tonga
Childcare
pay 76.7% less in Tonga
Entertainment and Sports
pay 73.9% more in Tonga
Clothing
pay 47.2% less in Tonga

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

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Tonga vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 57.5% more for restaurants

 
Benin
Tonga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
F CFA2,990
$8.31
TOP20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.39
F CFA5,481
$10.38
TOP25.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
F CFA598
$2.84
TOP6.83
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pay 24.0% more for groceries

 
Benin
Tonga
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.22
F CFA710
$1.04
TOP2.50
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.69
F CFA2,741
$4.50
TOP10.83
Milk (1 gallon) $11.42
F CFA6,665
$5.92
TOP14.26
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pay 26.0% more for transportation

 
Benin
Tonga
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.61
F CFA2,689
$5.50
TOP13.25
Monthly public transit pass ?? $41.53
TOP100.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $5,814.53
TOP14,000.00
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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Benin
Tonga
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $48.37
F CFA28,237
$124.60
TOP300.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $179.24
F CFA105K
$622.99
TOP1,500.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.43
F CFA97,169
??
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pay 76.7% less for childcare

 
Benin
Tonga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $130.87
F CFA76,406
$157.82
TOP380.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,547.83
F CFA3M
$249.19
TOP600.00
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pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Benin
Tonga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.85
F CFA498
$3.32
TOP8.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.12
F CFA2,990
$2.91
TOP7.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.41
F CFA1,993
$10.18
TOP24.50
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pay 47.2% less for clothing

 
Benin
Tonga
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.61
F CFA14,949
$14.54
TOP35.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $17.65
TOP42.50
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $34.14
F CFA19,932
$20.77
TOP50.00
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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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