Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Christmas Island instead of Benin, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Benin
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,093
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA421
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA320
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Benin
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA928
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,050
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA818
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA456
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA390
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA405
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Benin
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,127
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA22,066
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Benin
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,290
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA125,025
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,669
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,475
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Benin
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,892
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,334,010
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA619
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,578
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,527
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Benin
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,311
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,356
|
?? |
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