Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.8 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Benin
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$3.13
£2.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 26.2% more for transportation
Benin
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Benin
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Benin
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$74.46
£59.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$101.62
£80.98
|
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