Cost of living comparison
United States is 3.7 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in United States instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
$18.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$10.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Benin
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA789
|
$3.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,743
|
$6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,478
|
$3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,216
|
$3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,528
|
$5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA739
|
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$2.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA436
|
$2.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA389
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA436
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Benin
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,363
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,583.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,407
|
$17.81
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Benin
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,792
|
$67.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,135
|
$1,655.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,301
|
$1,423.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA118,005
|
$148.34
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Benin
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,595
|
$1,351.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,772,122
|
$22,265.44
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$5.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,572
|
$5.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,337
|
$9.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,721
|
$50.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
$13.30
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
Benin
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,288
|
$50.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$40.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$85.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
$111.08
|
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