Cost of living comparison
Benin is 3.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Benin instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.41
|
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP246.15
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.54
|
$0.69
F CFA432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$0.51
F CFA319
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.52
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.80
|
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.83
|
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.48
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.21
|
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.33
|
$1.17
F CFA738
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.91
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
$0.49
F CFA311
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.07
|
$0.69
F CFA435
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.52
|
$0.62
F CFA388
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.69
F CFA435
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.85
|
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP611.10
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP135.05
|
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP388.03
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,487.38
|
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,654.14
|
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP603.08
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,387.10
|
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
|
pay 95.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.24
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP70.05
|
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP94.15
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,112.55
|
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.28
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,881.85
|
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
|
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