Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 50.0% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 29.5% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA420
|
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Benin
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA925
|
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA816
|
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA389
|
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA404
|
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
Benin
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
Benin
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
|
pay 25.8% less for childcare
Benin
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
|
pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA617
|
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
|
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