Cost of living comparison
Benin is 17.4% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Benin instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$0.69
F CFA432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$0.51
F CFA319
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$1.17
F CFA738
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$0.49
F CFA311
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$0.69
F CFA435
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$0.62
F CFA388
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$0.69
F CFA435
|
|
pay 10.7% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
|
pay 64.2% more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
|
pay 55.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 78.8% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
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