Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 70.8% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Benin, you would:
pay 66.9% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$8.03
MX$136.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$6.54
MX$110.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$1.03
MX$17.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.77
MX$13.01
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
Benin
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$1.99
MX$33.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$3.54
MX$60.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$4.85
MX$82.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$2.03
MX$34.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$3.00
MX$50.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$1.21
MX$20.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.55
MX$9.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.60
MX$10.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$0.64
MX$10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.68
MX$11.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.64
MX$10.89
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Benin
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$4.64
MX$78.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.68
MX$351.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,674.04
MX$316,898.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$11.82
MX$200.67
|
|
pay 28.4% more for housing
Benin
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$30.39
MX$515.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$421.91
MX$7,159.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$289.43
MX$4,911.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$46.38
MX$787.09
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
Benin
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$204.47
MX$3,469.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,254.67
|
|
pay 60.8% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$2.08
MX$35.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$2.65
MX$45.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$3.58
MX$60.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$34.48
MX$585.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$4.19
MX$71.12
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$44.78
MX$759.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$34.80
MX$590.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$81.99
MX$1,391.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$70.46
MX$1,195.65
|
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