Cost of living comparison

 Timor-Leste
compared to
 Benin
Benin vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary
Benin vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Benin instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

pay 51.6% less for restaurants

 
Timor-Leste
Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$3.27
F CFA1,834
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
 
$4.90
F CFA2,751
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
 
$0.69
F CFA385

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pay 16.4% less for groceries

 
Timor-Leste
Benin
Bread
1 loaf
$1.98
 
$1.25
F CFA703
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.00
 
$4.36
F CFA2,445
Milk (1 gallon) $9.27
 
$7.11
F CFA3,991

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pay 51.5% less for transportation

 
Timor-Leste
Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.76
 
$3.75
F CFA2,106
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 28.8% less for housing

 
Timor-Leste
Benin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.67
 
$52.08
F CFA29,226
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $980.00
 
$178.09
F CFA99,941
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $875.00
 
$130.71
F CFA73,351

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pay 45.5% less for childcare

 
Timor-Leste
Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$204.24
F CFA114,612
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,000.00
 
$5,990.94
F CFA3,361,942

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pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Timor-Leste
Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
 
$0.98
F CFA550
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.75
 
$4.08
F CFA2,292
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.75
 
$2.12
F CFA1,192

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pay 65.8% less for clothing

 
Timor-Leste
Benin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.00
 
$16.34
F CFA9,169
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$8.17
F CFA4,584
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.33
 
$8.17
F CFA4,584

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