Cost of living comparison
Benin is 27.7% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Benin instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 31.7% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$0.69
F CFA427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.51
F CFA315
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$1.25
F CFA779
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$4.36
F CFA2,710
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$7.11
F CFA4,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$1.93
F CFA1,201
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$2.43
F CFA1,510
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$1.17
F CFA730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.49
F CFA307
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$0.69
F CFA430
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.62
F CFA384
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.69
F CFA430
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.75
F CFA2,334
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.76
F CFA7,318
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$52.08
F CFA32,398
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$178.09
F CFA110,790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$130.71
F CFA81,314
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$187.42
F CFA116,589
|
|
pay 24.7% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$204.24
F CFA127,052
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,726,869
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$0.98
F CFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$2.12
F CFA1,321
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$55.14
F CFA34,304
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.34
F CFA10,164
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
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