Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 37.4% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Benin, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
|
Benin
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
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