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Benin vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 12.0% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants
pay 36.4% less in Benin
Groceries
pay 2.2% less in Benin
Transportation
pay 37.7% less in Benin
Housing
pay 63.7% more in Benin
Childcare
pay 19.2% less in Benin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.4% more in Benin
Clothing
pay 69.8% less in Benin

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

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Benin vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

pay 36.4% less for restaurants

 
Mexico
Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.13
MX$177.04
$3.56
F CFA2,046
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.37
MX$146.18
$6.23
F CFA3,581
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
MX$24.04
$0.93
F CFA537
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pay 2.2% less for groceries

 
Mexico
Benin
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.62
MX$45.72
$1.60
F CFA921
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.26
MX$74.44
$4.90
F CFA2,814
Milk (1 gallon) $5.95
MX$103.91
$10.90
F CFA6,261
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pay 37.7% less for transportation

 
Mexico
Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.00
MX$87.39
$4.13
F CFA2,374
Monthly public transit pass $28.70
MX$501.35
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,996.60
MX$419K
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pay 63.7% more for housing

 
Mexico
Benin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $29.35
MX$512.73
$50.45
F CFA28,990
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $587.67
MX$10,265.59
$211.44
F CFA122K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $443.50
MX$7,747.15
$142.45
F CFA81,853
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pay 19.2% less for childcare

 
Mexico
Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $236.91
MX$4,138.44
$136.51
F CFA78,442
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,569.03
MX$97,282.06
$5,786.92
F CFA3M
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pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico
Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.44
MX$42.56
$1.07
F CFA614
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.34
MX$58.33
$5.94
F CFA3,411
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.42
MX$77.15
$3.56
F CFA2,046
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pay 69.8% less for clothing

 
Mexico
Benin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $53.04
MX$926.50
$17.81
F CFA10,232
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $40.66
MX$710.19
$8.90
F CFA5,116
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.33
MX$1,665.34
$8.90
F CFA5,116
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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: July 2026

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