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Benin vs. Jordan Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 16.0% more expensive than Jordan overall.

Restaurants
pay 50.5% more in Benin
Groceries
pay 78.5% more in Benin
Transportation
pay 22.0% less in Benin
Housing
pay 43.6% more in Benin
Childcare
pay 14.2% more in Benin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.7% more in Benin
Clothing
pay 59.8% less in Benin

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

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Benin vs. Jordan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 50.5% more for restaurants

 
Jordan
Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.58
JOD3.250
$3.56
F CFA2,028
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.99
JOD4.250
$6.23
F CFA3,548
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
JOD0.340
$0.93
F CFA532
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pay 78.5% more for groceries

 
Jordan
Benin
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.51
JOD0.360
$1.60
F CFA912
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.17
JOD2.250
$4.90
F CFA2,788
Milk (1 gallon) $5.16
JOD3.660
$10.90
F CFA6,204
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pay 22.0% less for transportation

 
Jordan
Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.09
JOD3.610
$4.13
F CFA2,352
Monthly public transit pass $31.73
JOD22.500
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,506.35
JOD17,375.000
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pay 43.6% more for housing

 
Jordan
Benin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.97
JOD21.950
$50.45
F CFA28,725
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $271.86
JOD192.750
$211.44
F CFA120K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $186.86
JOD132.480
$142.45
F CFA81,107
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pay 14.2% more for childcare

 
Jordan
Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $178.67
JOD126.680
$136.51
F CFA77,727
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,807.34
JOD2,699.400
$5,786.92
F CFA3M
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pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Jordan
Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.11
JOD3.620
$1.07
F CFA608
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
JOD1.840
$5.94
F CFA3,379
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.60
JOD2.550
$3.56
F CFA2,028
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pay 59.8% less for clothing

 
Jordan
Benin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $37.69
JOD26.720
$17.81
F CFA10,138
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.56
JOD25.920
$8.90
F CFA5,069
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $67.57
JOD47.910
$8.90
F CFA5,069
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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: April 2026

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