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Benin vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 5.4% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.3% less in Benin
Groceries: pay 67.7% more in Benin
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Benin
Housing: pay 8.1% less in Benin
Childcare: pay 1.9% less in Benin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% more in Benin
Clothing: pay 71.3% less in Benin

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

Benin vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.3% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$3.56 F CFA2,014	-53.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$6.23 F CFA3,525	-22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$0.93 F CFA529	-42.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.80 F CFA453	+5.1%
Average			-28.3%

Lebanon vs. Benin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.7% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Benin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$1.60 F CFA906	+166.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$4.90 F CFA2,770	+24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$10.90 F CFA6,164	+96.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$2.42 F CFA1,368	+3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$2.36 F CFA1,336	-33.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$1.62 F CFA914	+136.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$0.85 F CFA480	+85.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$0.62 F CFA350	+52.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$0.74 F CFA419	+59.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.67 F CFA381	+104.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.67 F CFA381	+49.8%
Average			+67.7%

Lebanon vs. Benin - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$4.13 F CFA2,337	+20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$8.19 F CFA4,633	-48.8%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 8.1% less for housing

	Lebanon	Benin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$50.45 F CFA28,537	+33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$211.44 F CFA119,604	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$142.45 F CFA80,575	-48.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$204.24 F CFA115,531	+46.5%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 1.9% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$136.51 F CFA77,218	-45.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$5,786.92 F CFA3,273,365	+41.4%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$1.07 F CFA604	-73.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$5.94 F CFA3,357	+105.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$3.56 F CFA2,014	+41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$47.48 F CFA26,858	+10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$8.90 F CFA5,036	+7.9%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 71.3% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Benin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$17.81 F CFA10,072	-66.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$8.90 F CFA5,036	-82.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$8.90 F CFA5,036	-91.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$48.97 F CFA27,698	-44.9%
Average			-71.3%

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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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