Cost of living comparison
Benin is 51.4% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Benin instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
$0.69
F CFA427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.51
F CFA315
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
$1.25
F CFA779
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
$4.36
F CFA2,710
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
$7.11
F CFA4,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
$1.93
F CFA1,201
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
$2.43
F CFA1,510
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
$1.17
F CFA730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
$0.49
F CFA307
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.69
F CFA430
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
$0.62
F CFA384
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.69
F CFA430
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
$3.75
F CFA2,334
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
$11.76
F CFA7,318
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
$52.08
F CFA32,398
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
$178.09
F CFA110,790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
$130.71
F CFA81,314
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
$187.42
F CFA116,589
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
$204.24
F CFA127,052
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,726,869
|
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
$0.98
F CFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
$2.12
F CFA1,321
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
$55.14
F CFA34,304
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 60.8% less for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
$16.34
F CFA10,164
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
|
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