Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 39.8% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Benin, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$3.36
₱191.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$3.06
₱174.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$0.71
₱40.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.41
₱23.62
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
Benin
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$1.23
₱69.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$3.26
₱185.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$6.76
₱385.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.82
₱103.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$1.91
₱109.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$1.17
₱66.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.68
₱38.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.06
₱60.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$0.65
₱37.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.81
₱46.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$1.02
₱58.42
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Benin
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$4.92
₱280.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.10
₱690.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,173.37
₱1,436,480.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$3.86
₱220.17
|
|
pay 6.7% more for housing
Benin
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$38.43
₱2,192.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$288.35
₱16,454.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$172.40
₱9,837.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$74.91
₱4,274.75
|
|
pay 3.8% less for childcare
Benin
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$170.74
₱9,743.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$6,005.00
₱342,666.36
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$1.30
₱74.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$2.36
₱134.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$2.45
₱139.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$37.83
₱2,158.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$5.08
₱289.61
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$37.79
₱2,156.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$22.95
₱1,309.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$67.45
₱3,849.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$60.35
₱3,443.81
|
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