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Benin vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 45.6% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.7% more in Benin
Groceries: pay 98.0% more in Benin
Transportation: pay 31.9% less in Benin
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Benin
Childcare: pay 21.5% less in Benin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.7% more in Benin
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in Benin

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

Benin vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.7% more for restaurants

	Kenya	Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 KES484.15	$3.56 F CFA2,014	-4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES798.62	$6.23 F CFA3,525	+1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KES69.44	$0.93 F CFA529	+74.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 KES57.53	$0.80 F CFA453	+80.3%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 98.0% more for groceries

	Kenya	Benin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 KES70.01	$1.60 F CFA906	+196.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 KES565.28	$4.90 F CFA2,770	+12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 KES326.23	$10.90 F CFA6,164	+332.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 KES207.28	$2.42 F CFA1,368	+51.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.57 KES332.87	$2.36 F CFA1,336	-8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 KES139.60	$1.62 F CFA914	+49.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.88	$0.85 F CFA480	+111.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 KES89.87	$0.62 F CFA350	-10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 KES41.21	$0.74 F CFA419	+132.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.21	$0.67 F CFA381	+128.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KES47.67	$0.67 F CFA381	+82.8%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 31.9% less for transportation

	Kenya	Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.69	$4.13 F CFA2,337	-23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.41 KES3,419.10	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 KES1,778.12	$8.19 F CFA4,633	-40.4%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Kenya	Benin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.35 KES4,834.47	$50.45 F CFA28,537	+35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$194.00 KES25,113.52	$211.44 F CFA119,604	+9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$131.26 KES16,990.97	$142.45 F CFA80,575	+8.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.47 KES3,167.26	$204.24 F CFA115,531	+734.8%
Average			+196.8%

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pay 21.5% less for childcare

	Kenya	Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.28 KES22,301.68	$136.51 F CFA77,218	-20.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	$5,786.92 F CFA3,273,365	-22.2%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 KES262.67	$1.07 F CFA604	-47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KES294.98	$5.94 F CFA3,357	+160.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 KES362.51	$3.56 F CFA2,014	+27.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.27 KES3,788.44	$47.48 F CFA26,858	+62.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 KES790.23	$8.90 F CFA5,036	+45.8%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Kenya	Benin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.46 KES1,612.32	$17.81 F CFA10,072	+43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.02 KES2,592.06	$8.90 F CFA5,036	-55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.44 KES4,457.72	$8.90 F CFA5,036	-74.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.93 KES4,262.80	$48.97 F CFA27,698	+48.7%
Average			-9.5%

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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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