Cost of living comparison
Benin is 10.3% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.6% less in Benin
- Groceries
-
pay 7.0% less in Benin
- Transportation
-
pay 6.5% less in Benin
- Housing
-
pay 37.9% less in Benin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.4% more in Benin
- Clothing
-
pay 1.0% less in Benin
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Benin.
If you lived in Benin instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.27
F CFA2,090
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.90
F CFA3,135
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.69
F CFA439
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.51
F CFA324
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.25
F CFA801
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.36
F CFA2,787
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.11
F CFA4,550
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.93
F CFA1,235
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.43
F CFA1,553
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.17
F CFA751
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.59
F CFA379
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
F CFA316
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.69
F CFA442
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.62
F CFA395
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.69
F CFA442
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.75
F CFA2,400
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$11.76
F CFA7,525
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$52.08
F CFA33,315
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$178.09
F CFA113,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$130.71
F CFA83,613
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$187.42
F CFA119,886
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$204.24
F CFA130,645
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,832,266
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$0.98
F CFA627
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.08
F CFA2,613
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.12
F CFA1,359
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$55.14
F CFA35,274
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.94
F CFA4,442
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$16.34
F CFA10,452
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$8.17
F CFA5,226
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$8.17
F CFA5,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$44.93
F CFA28,742
|
|
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