Cost of living comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of Benin, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Benin
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA427
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA315
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Benin
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA779
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,710
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,425
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,201
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,510
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA730
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA369
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA307
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA430
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA384
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA430
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Benin
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,334
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,318
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Benin
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,398
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA110,790
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA81,314
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA116,589
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Benin
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA127,052
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,726,869
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,321
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,304
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Benin
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,164
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
?? |
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