Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 4.7 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Benin, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Benin
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
Benin
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Benin
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Benin
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
?? |
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
|
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