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Micronesia, Federated States of vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Micronesia, Federated States of is 2.8 times more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Micronesia, Federated States of
Groceries: pay 78.5% more in Micronesia, Federated States of
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Micronesia, Federated States of
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Micronesia, Federated States of
Childcare: pay 53.1% less in Micronesia, Federated States of
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Micronesia, Federated States of
Clothing: pay 4.6 times more in Micronesia, Federated States of

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Micronesia, Federated States of are more expensive than in Benin. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Micronesia, Federated States of.

Micronesia, Federated States of vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Micronesia, Federated States of instead of Benin, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Benin	Micronesia, Federated States of
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.27 F CFA2,079	$21.62	+561.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 F CFA3,118	$9.12	+86.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 F CFA437	$1.32	+93.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 F CFA322	$2.75	+442.9%
Average			+296.0%

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pay 78.5% more for groceries

	Benin	Micronesia, Federated States of
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 F CFA797	$2.81	+124.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 F CFA2,772	$2.52	-42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.11 F CFA4,525	$1.59	-77.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 F CFA1,229	$4.48	+132.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 F CFA1,544	$2.66	+9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 F CFA746	$2.37	+101.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA377	$1.26	+111.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 F CFA314	$1.48	+200.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA440	$1.15	+66.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA393	$1.54	+150.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA440	$1.29	+87.0%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Benin	Micronesia, Federated States of
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.75 F CFA2,387	$11.84	+215.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$3,497.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.76 F CFA7,484	$16.71	+42.0%
Average			+128.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Benin	Micronesia, Federated States of
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.08 F CFA33,130	$230.17	+341.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$178.09 F CFA113,293	$883.33	+396.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.71 F CFA83,151	$726.88	+456.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 F CFA119,224	$73.28	-60.9%
Average			+283.3%

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pay 53.1% less for childcare

	Benin	Micronesia, Federated States of
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.24 F CFA129,923	$142.50	-30.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,990.94 F CFA3,811,082	$1,442.50	-75.9%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Micronesia, Federated States of
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 F CFA624	$3.25	+231.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08 F CFA2,598	$2.83	-30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 F CFA1,351	$15.75	+641.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.14 F CFA35,079	$30.50	-44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.94 F CFA4,417	$6.50	-6.4%
Average			+158.3%

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pay 4.6 times more for clothing

	Benin	Micronesia, Federated States of
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.34 F CFA10,394	$42.50	+160.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.17 F CFA5,197	$42.00	+414.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$8.17 F CFA5,197	$75.00	+818.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 F CFA28,583	$64.50	+43.6%
Average			+359.0%

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