If you lived in Benin instead of Montserrat, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Montserrat
Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.27
F CFA2,058
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.90
F CFA3,086
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.69
F CFA432

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Montserrat
Benin
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.25
F CFA789
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.36
F CFA2,743
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $7.11
F CFA4,478

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Montserrat
Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.75
F CFA2,363
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Montserrat
Benin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $52.08
F CFA32,792
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $178.09
F CFA112,135
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $130.71
F CFA82,301

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Montserrat
Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $204.24
F CFA128,595
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,990.94
F CFA3,772,122

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Montserrat
Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $0.98
F CFA617
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $4.08
F CFA2,572
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.12
F CFA1,337

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Montserrat
Benin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $16.34
F CFA10,288
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $8.17
F CFA5,144
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $8.17
F CFA5,144

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