Cost of living comparison

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Benin vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 10.8% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants
pay 48.0% less in Benin
Groceries
pay 43.0% more in Benin
Transportation
pay 20.5% less in Benin
Housing
pay 12.9% more in Benin
Childcare
pay 30.9% less in Benin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 45.3% more in Benin
Clothing
pay 77.4% less in Benin

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

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Benin vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 48.0% less for restaurants

 
Serbia
Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.22
RSD826
$3.56
F CFA2,000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.48
RSD952
$6.23
F CFA3,500
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.10
RSD210
$0.93
F CFA525
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pay 43.0% more for groceries

 
Serbia
Benin
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.74
RSD74
$1.60
F CFA900
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.66
RSD468
$4.90
F CFA2,750
Milk (1 gallon) $5.09
RSD511
$10.90
F CFA6,120
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pay 20.5% less for transportation

 
Serbia
Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.88
RSD691
$4.13
F CFA2,320
Monthly public transit pass $30.31
RSD3,044
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,955.44
RSD3M
??
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pay 12.9% more for housing

 
Serbia
Benin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $26.24
RSD2,636
$50.45
F CFA28,334
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $412.90
RSD41,467
$211.44
F CFA119K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $302.98
RSD30,428
$142.45
F CFA80,003
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pay 30.9% less for childcare

 
Serbia
Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $270.33
RSD27,149
$136.51
F CFA76,669
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,594.36
RSD662K
$5,786.92
F CFA3M
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pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Serbia
Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.49
RSD250
$1.07
F CFA600
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.03
RSD204
$5.94
F CFA3,333
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.41
RSD443
$3.56
F CFA2,000
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pay 77.4% less for clothing

 
Serbia
Benin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $78.65
RSD7,899
$17.81
F CFA10,000
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $49.57
RSD4,978
$8.90
F CFA5,000
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $107.57
RSD10,803
$8.90
F CFA5,000
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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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