Cost of living comparison
Benin is 86.7% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS463
|
$0.69
F CFA427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS293
|
$0.51
F CFA315
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
$1.25
F CFA779
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
$4.36
F CFA2,710
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
$7.11
F CFA4,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
$1.93
F CFA1,201
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
$2.43
F CFA1,510
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS990
|
$1.17
F CFA730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS506
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS754
|
$0.49
F CFA307
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.69
F CFA430
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS344
|
$0.62
F CFA384
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.69
F CFA430
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
$3.75
F CFA2,334
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
$11.76
F CFA7,318
|
|
pay 55.0% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
$52.08
F CFA32,398
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
$178.09
F CFA110,790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
$130.71
F CFA81,314
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
$187.42
F CFA116,589
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
$204.24
F CFA127,052
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,726,869
|
|
pay 65.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
$0.98
F CFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS709
|
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
$2.12
F CFA1,321
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
$55.14
F CFA34,304
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
$16.34
F CFA10,164
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
|
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