Malanville

Cost of Living inMalanville, Benin

Alibori, Benin65KLower middle income

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Purchasing Power vs. United States

Your money goes 2.78x further

Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Benin: $3,901/capita.

How Far Your Money Goes

Prices are 22% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).

Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.

Overall
0.8x as far
Prices are 22% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Rent
3.6x further
Prices are 72% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Groceries
2.1x further
Prices are 53% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Restaurants
2.1x further
Prices are 52% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).

Income Category

Lower Middle
World Bank GNI

Happiness

4.4 / 10

#114 globally

GDP per Capita

$3,901
PPP, International $

City Population

65K

Child Education

Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Benin yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.

Childcare & Domestic Help

Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Malanville. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.

Getting Around

Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Malanville is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.

Healthcare

System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Benin.

Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.

Hospital and clinic listings for Malanville are still being verified. The country-level health-system summary for Benin applies; named facilities and direct self-pay prices appear here only after they are source-backed.

Healthcare system

Limited

Coverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.

Public care

Limited

Public coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.

Private care

Limited

This is an inferred read based on facility depth, private ownership signals, and available self-pay pricing.

UHC coverage

38/100

2023

Physicians

0.22/1k

2023

Hospital beds

0.43/1k

2021

Out of pocket

42%

2023

Outcome signals

Life expectancy

61.0 yrs

2024

Maternal mortality

518/100k

2023

Neonatal mortality

27.2/1k

2024

International patient readiness

Limited

Price transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring weigh on this rating.

Pricing transparency

Limited

Published self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.

Facility coverage

Self-pay pricing visibility

No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Benin yet.

This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.

System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01

Safety & Governance

City-level perceived-crime data is not sourced for Malanville yet. Showing Benin national safety and governance signals until a matched city row lands.

Street Safety

Safety Index42/100
Crime Index58/100

Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.

Political Stability

Political Stability-0.15

World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.

Wages by Sector

SectorMedian
Administrative & Support Services
Agriculture & Farming
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
Construction
Education
Finance & Insurance
Healthcare & Social Work
Hospitality & Food Service
Information & Technology
Manufacturing
Mining & Quarrying
Other Services
Professional & Scientific Services
Public Administration & Defence
Retail & Wholesale Trade
Transport & Logistics
Utilities

2022 annual wages in Malanville, Benin · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)

Price Comparison vs. US

budget hotel
$13.00Estimated64% cheaper
childcare preschool
$583.89Estimated62% cheaper
eggs dozen
$3.57Estimated26% cheaper
gasoline liter
$2.00Estimated94% more
inexpensive meal
$12.20Estimated42% cheaper
internet 60mbps
$39.18Estimated42% cheaper
luxury hotel
$90.00Estimated81% cheaper
milk liter
$1.12Estimated8% cheaper
monthly pass
$46.49Estimated33% cheaper
rent 1br
$1277.87Estimated30% cheaper
rent 3br
$2234.46Estimated30% cheaper
utilities basic
$140.73Estimated34% cheaper

Visa Information (US passport)

Short-stay entry

evisa

US passport holders need advance travel authorization or a visa before entry.

Quick comparison FAQ

Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.

How far does your money go in Malanville compared with the US?

Your money goes about 2.8x further in Malanville than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Benin here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

Is Malanville cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?

Malanville is more expensive overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 22% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Malanville. We are using the country-level cost index for Benin here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

How does rent in Malanville compare with New York City?

Rent in Malanville is about 72% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Benin here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Malanville?

Groceries in Malanville are about 53% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 52% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Benin here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.