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Benin vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 25.4% cheaper than Latvia overall.

Restaurants
pay 44.3% less in Benin
Groceries
pay 28.2% more in Benin
Transportation
pay 25.2% less in Benin
Housing
pay 15.3% more in Benin
Childcare
pay 67.6% less in Benin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.4% less in Benin
Clothing
pay 77.9% less in Benin

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

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Benin vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 44.3% less for restaurants

 
Latvia
Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.76
€11.06
$3.56
F CFA2,025
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.77
€6.73
$6.23
F CFA3,544
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
€1.52
$0.93
F CFA532
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pay 28.2% more for groceries

 
Latvia
Benin
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.35
€1.17
$1.60
F CFA911
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.37
€4.65
$4.90
F CFA2,784
Milk (1 gallon) $4.75
€4.11
$10.90
F CFA6,196
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pay 25.2% less for transportation

 
Latvia
Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.97
€6.04
$4.13
F CFA2,349
Monthly public transit pass $41.19
€35.71
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,565.69
€24,761.14
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pay 15.3% more for housing

 
Latvia
Benin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $18.21
€15.78
$50.45
F CFA28,686
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.07
€388.39
$211.44
F CFA120K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $334.37
€289.84
$142.45
F CFA80,994
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pay 67.6% less for childcare

 
Latvia
Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $457.35
€396.44
$136.51
F CFA77,620
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,511.70
€14,312.57
$5,786.92
F CFA3M
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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Latvia
Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.51
€3.91
$1.07
F CFA607
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.28
€2.84
$5.94
F CFA3,375
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.37
€4.66
$3.56
F CFA2,025
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pay 77.9% less for clothing

 
Latvia
Benin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $81.59
€70.72
$17.81
F CFA10,124
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $45.39
€39.35
$8.90
F CFA5,062
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $85.03
€73.70
$8.90
F CFA5,062
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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: August 2026

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