Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.2 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Benin
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Benin
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Benin
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Benin
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
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