Cost of living comparison
Benin is 37.4% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Benin instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
KES419.78
|
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KES729.28
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES71.07
|
$0.69
F CFA432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES58.80
|
$0.51
F CFA319
|
|
pay 60.4% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.84
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
KES498.15
|
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
KES352.76
|
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
KES205.34
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
KES284.28
|
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
KES142.55
|
$1.17
F CFA738
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.83
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KES84.98
|
$0.49
F CFA311
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.03
|
$0.69
F CFA435
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
KES38.92
|
$0.62
F CFA388
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES51.10
|
$0.69
F CFA435
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
KES730.77
|
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.71
KES4,227.98
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,627.25
KES2,149,071.93
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
KES1,361.33
|
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
KES4,944.62
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.35
KES22,664.14
|
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.93
KES12,915.47
|
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.70
KES3,192.83
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
|
pay 20.5% more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.79
KES17,551.47
|
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,611.54
KES854,541.38
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
KES257.56
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KES279.45
|
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KES378.52
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.98
KES3,745.95
|
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
KES818.22
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.19
KES1,575.39
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.75
KES2,552.69
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.28
KES4,560.35
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.91
KES4,512.05
|
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
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