Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 86.6% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$7.13
RSD800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$4.84
RSD543
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$6.22
RSD698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$7.11
RSD797
|
|
pay 22.3% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
|
pay 3.2% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$2.03
RSD227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$1.68
RSD188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
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