Cost of living comparison
Benin is 3.3% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD801
|
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$0.69
F CFA432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.51
F CFA319
|
|
pay 25.4% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$1.25
F CFA789
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$4.36
F CFA2,743
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD544
|
$7.11
F CFA4,478
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$1.93
F CFA1,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$2.43
F CFA1,528
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$1.17
F CFA739
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.49
F CFA311
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.69
F CFA436
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD52
|
$0.62
F CFA389
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.69
F CFA436
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD699
|
$3.75
F CFA2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD798
|
$11.76
F CFA7,407
|
|
pay 23.4% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
$52.08
F CFA32,792
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
$178.09
F CFA112,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
$130.71
F CFA82,301
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
$187.42
F CFA118,005
|
|
pay 1.5% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
$204.24
F CFA128,595
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,772,122
|
|
pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD228
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD189
|
$4.08
F CFA2,572
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
$2.12
F CFA1,337
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
$55.14
F CFA34,721
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
|
pay 75.2% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
$16.34
F CFA10,288
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
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