Benin is 39.1% cheaper than Timor-Leste.

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

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pay 51.6% less for restaurants

 
Timor-Leste
Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$3.27
F CFA2,033
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
 
$4.90
F CFA3,049
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
 
$0.69
F CFA427

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pay 16.4% less for groceries

 
Timor-Leste
Benin
Bread
1 loaf
$1.98
 
$1.25
F CFA779
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.00
 
$4.36
F CFA2,710
Milk (1 gallon) $9.27
 
$7.11
F CFA4,425

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pay 51.5% less for transportation

 
Timor-Leste
Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.76
 
$3.75
F CFA2,334
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 CFA32,398
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $980.00
 
$178.09
F CFA110,790
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $875.00
 
$130.71
F CFA81,314

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pay 45.5% less for childcare

 
Timor-Leste
Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$204.24
F CFA127,052
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,000.00
 
$5,990.94
F CFA3,726,869

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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 CFA610
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.75
 
$4.08
F CFA2,541
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.75
 
$2.12
F CFA1,321

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pay 65.8% less for clothing

 
Timor-Leste
Benin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.00
 
$16.34
F CFA10,164
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$8.17
F CFA5,082
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.33
 
$8.17
F CFA5,082

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