Cost of living comparison
Benin is 49.9% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Benin instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$0.69
F CFA432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$0.51
F CFA319
|
|
pay 62.3% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$1.17
F CFA738
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$0.49
F CFA311
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$0.69
F CFA435
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.62
F CFA388
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.69
F CFA435
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
|
pay 77.0% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
|
pay 80.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 60.5% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
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