Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 37.2% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Benin, you would:
pay 42.0% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA789
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,743
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,478
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,216
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,528
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA739
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA436
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA389
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA436
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,363
|
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,407
|
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 80.5% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,792
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,135
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,301
|
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA118,005
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay 67.4% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,595
|
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,772,122
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,572
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,337
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,721
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,288
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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