Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 95.5% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$5.06
CUC5.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$1.23
CUC1.23
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$1.17
CUC1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$11.92
CUC11.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$2.97
CUC2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$2.32
CUC2.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.44
CUC0.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.79
CUC0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.86
CUC0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$65,000.00
CUC65,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$8.60
CUC8.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Benin
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$147.50
CUC147.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$381.94
CUC381.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$544.70
CUC544.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
|
pay 29.0% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$101.00
CUC101.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$12,500.00
CUC12,500.00
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$1.10
CUC1.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$3.85
CUC3.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$0.93
CUC0.93
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$84.17
CUC84.17
|
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