Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.6 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 31.1% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Benin
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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