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Benin vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 22.7% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Benin
Groceries
pay 44.5% more in Benin
Transportation
pay 88.4% more in Benin
Housing
pay 29.6% less in Benin
Childcare
pay 10.0% less in Benin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0 times more in Benin
Clothing
pay 47.7% more in Benin

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

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Benin vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Nigeria
Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.19
NGN2,903.93
$5.12
F CFA2,998
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.09
NGN6,769.50
$9.39
F CFA5,497
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.36
NGN472.55
$1.02
F CFA600
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pay 44.5% more for groceries

 
Nigeria
Benin
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.95
NGN1,260.01
$1.22
F CFA712
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.24
NGN2,974.30
$4.69
F CFA2,749
Milk (1 gallon) $9.26
NGN12,308.86
$11.42
F CFA6,684
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pay 88.4% more for transportation

 
Nigeria
Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.41
NGN3,199.77
$4.61
F CFA2,697
Monthly public transit pass $21.22
NGN28,207.78
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,156.84
NGN24M
??
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pay 29.6% less for housing

 
Nigeria
Benin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $18.12
NGN24,080.13
$48.37
F CFA28,319
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $372.59
NGN495K
$179.24
F CFA105K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $284.75
NGN378K
$166.43
F CFA97,451
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pay 10.0% less for childcare

 
Nigeria
Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $219.45
NGN292K
$130.87
F CFA76,628
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,089.03
NGN5M
$5,547.83
F CFA3M
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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Nigeria
Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.74
NGN980.42
$0.85
F CFA500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.31
NGN3,065.21
$5.12
F CFA2,998
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.13
NGN1,504.07
$3.41
F CFA1,999
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pay 47.7% more for clothing

 
Nigeria
Benin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $13.41
NGN17,821.69
$25.61
F CFA14,992
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $20.94
NGN27,827.91
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $34.35
NGN45,657.52
$34.14
F CFA19,990
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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: October 2026

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