Cost of living comparison
Benin is 3.9% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Benin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB760.93
|
$3.27
F CFA2,041
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB790.77
|
$4.90
F CFA3,062
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB99.55
|
$0.69
F CFA429
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB63.68
|
$0.51
F CFA316
|
|
pay 0.9% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB152.39
|
$1.25
F CFA782
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB615.52
|
$4.36
F CFA2,721
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB770.90
|
$7.11
F CFA4,443
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB335.97
|
$1.93
F CFA1,206
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB716.06
|
$2.43
F CFA1,516
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB418.68
|
$1.17
F CFA733
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB64.22
|
$0.59
F CFA370
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB136.74
|
$0.49
F CFA309
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB49.02
|
$0.69
F CFA432
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB39.48
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB100.72
|
$0.69
F CFA432
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB618.85
|
$3.75
F CFA2,344
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,268.21
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,170,530.25
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB464.80
|
$11.76
F CFA7,348
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,707.56
|
$52.08
F CFA32,529
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB81,812.36
|
$178.09
F CFA111,238
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB53,612.68
|
$130.71
F CFA81,643
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,832.14
|
$187.42
F CFA117,061
|
|
pay 32.1% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,332.54
|
$204.24
F CFA127,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,569,564.81
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,741,951
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB126.82
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB145.81
|
$4.08
F CFA2,551
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB507.28
|
$2.12
F CFA1,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,489.37
|
$55.14
F CFA34,443
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB849.70
|
$6.94
F CFA4,337
|
|
pay 77.5% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,129.69
|
$16.34
F CFA10,205
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,532.73
|
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,803.57
|
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,132.52
|
$44.93
F CFA28,065
|
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