Cost of living comparison
Benin is 2.6 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Benin instead of Iran, you would:
pay 9.4% less for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$0.69
F CFA432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$0.51
F CFA319
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$1.25
F CFA789
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$4.36
F CFA2,743
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$7.11
F CFA4,478
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$1.93
F CFA1,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$2.43
F CFA1,528
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$1.17
F CFA739
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.49
F CFA311
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.69
F CFA436
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.62
F CFA389
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.69
F CFA436
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$3.75
F CFA2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$11.76
F CFA7,407
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$52.08
F CFA32,792
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$178.09
F CFA112,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$130.71
F CFA82,301
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$187.42
F CFA118,005
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$204.24
F CFA128,595
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,772,122
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$4.08
F CFA2,572
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$2.12
F CFA1,337
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$55.14
F CFA34,721
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
|
pay 61.7% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$16.34
F CFA10,288
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
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