Cost of living comparison

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Benin vs. Samoa Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 2.4 times more expensive than Samoa overall.

Restaurants
pay 60.4% less in Benin
Groceries
pay 92.7% more in Benin
Transportation
pay 40.9% less in Benin
Housing
pay 8.1 times more in Benin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.7% more in Benin

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

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Benin vs. Samoa Cost Breakdown

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

pay 60.4% less for restaurants

 
Samoa
Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $53.35
WST147.04
$3.56
F CFA2,021
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $13.95
WST38.46
$6.23
F CFA3,537
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.07
WST5.71
$0.93
F CFA530
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pay 92.7% more for groceries

 
Samoa
Benin
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.81
WST2.23
$1.60
F CFA909
Local cheese (8 oz) $0.45
WST1.24
$4.90
F CFA2,779
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
WST18.74
$10.90
F CFA6,184
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pay 40.9% less for transportation

 
Samoa
Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.08
WST11.24
$4.13
F CFA2,344
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??
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pay 8.1 times more for housing

 
Samoa
Benin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $35.92
WST99.01
$50.45
F CFA28,630
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $211.44
F CFA120K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $142.45
F CFA80,837
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Samoa
Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $136.51
F CFA77,469
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,786.92
F CFA3M
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pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Samoa
Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.31
WST11.88
$1.07
F CFA606
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
WST6.90
$5.94
F CFA3,368
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.11
WST16.83
$3.56
F CFA2,021
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Samoa
Benin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $17.81
F CFA10,105
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $8.90
F CFA5,052
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $8.90
F CFA5,052
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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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