Cost of living comparison
Benin is 6.5% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,979.36
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,678.79
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD349.27
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD188.21
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD250.42
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,444.45
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,122.10
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD817.40
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,201.52
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD314.60
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD282.41
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD294.00
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117.35
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD108.31
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,839.13
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,022.21
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,385,924.21
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,292.22
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
Armenia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,813.09
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD201,283.20
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD166,346.94
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,544.00
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 19.2% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,946.28
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,232,732.12
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD636.09
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD976.65
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,004.72
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,667.86
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,175.73
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 76.6% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,372.66
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD21,058.64
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD41,104.14
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD36,097.74
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
|
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