Cost of living comparison

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Benin vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 20.0% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants
pay 41.9% more in Benin
Groceries
pay 76.3% more in Benin
Transportation
pay 15.6% less in Benin
Housing
pay 15.4% more in Benin
Childcare
pay 35.1% less in Benin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.6% more in Benin
Clothing
pay 42.8% more in Benin

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

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Benin vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

pay 41.9% more for restaurants

 
Kenya
Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.96
KES513.81
$5.12
F CFA2,990
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.49
KES842.08
$9.39
F CFA5,481
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.58
KES74.64
$1.02
F CFA598
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pay 76.3% more for groceries

 
Kenya
Benin
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.57
KES73.38
$1.22
F CFA710
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
KES654.07
$4.69
F CFA2,741
Milk (1 gallon) $2.81
KES364.50
$11.42
F CFA6,665
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pay 15.6% less for transportation

 
Kenya
Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.72
KES742.41
$4.61
F CFA2,689
Monthly public transit pass $30.03
KES3,896.40
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,967.15
KES3M
??
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pay 15.4% more for housing

 
Kenya
Benin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $33.50
KES4,347.14
$48.37
F CFA28,237
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $208.27
KES27,025.43
$179.24
F CFA105K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $163.35
KES21,195.68
$166.43
F CFA97,169
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pay 35.1% less for childcare

 
Kenya
Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $167.67
KES21,757.09
$130.87
F CFA76,406
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,284.02
KES1M
$5,547.83
F CFA3M
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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kenya
Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.14
KES278.31
$0.85
F CFA498
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.44
KES316.97
$5.12
F CFA2,990
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.21
KES417.11
$3.41
F CFA1,993
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pay 42.8% more for clothing

 
Kenya
Benin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $16.22
KES2,105.20
$25.61
F CFA14,949
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $20.38
KES2,645.16
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $35.38
KES4,590.56
$34.14
F CFA19,932
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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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