Common information
- Country
- Benin
- Population
- 780 000
Cost of living and prices in Cotonou
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre138USD/month
- in city centre188USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre244USD/month
- in city centre605USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 3 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 29 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 9 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 0 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 6 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 2 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 24,197 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 58 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 10 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 7 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 17 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 9 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 9 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 48 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 259 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 43 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 188 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 138 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 605 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 244 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 112 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 5 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Cotonou
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 32 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 38 |
| Average high, °C | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
| Average temperature, °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
| Average low, °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Record low, °C | 15 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Rain, days | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 97 |
| Fog, days | 2 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 89 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 76 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 158 | 155 | 61 | 23 | 20 | 42 | 88 | 137 | 201 | 322 | 185 | 93 | 1483 |
| Relative humidity, % | 85 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 82 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 91 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 78 | 76 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 74 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 284 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 471 | 515 | 522 | 539 | 539 | 526 | 580 | 546 | 539 | 486 | 477 | 474 | 6215 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 |