Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 21.0% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Benin, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$4.65
UAH182.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$3.61
UAH142.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$0.49
UAH19.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.39
UAH15.36
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Benin
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$0.54
UAH21.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$3.21
UAH126.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$3.15
UAH124.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.46
UAH57.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$1.56
UAH61.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$0.22
UAH8.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.47
UAH18.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.50
UAH19.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$0.72
UAH28.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.17
UAH6.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.25
UAH9.90
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Benin
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$3.81
UAH149.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.13
UAH280.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,124.68
UAH752,581.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$3.35
UAH131.75
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
Benin
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$4.40
UAH173.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$234.03
UAH9,209.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$155.62
UAH6,123.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$61.95
UAH2,437.72
|
|
pay 20.6% less for childcare
Benin
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$183.02
UAH7,202.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$3,871.85
UAH152,362.25
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$0.85
UAH33.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$0.96
UAH37.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$1.95
UAH76.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$18.82
UAH740.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$2.98
UAH117.09
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$40.33
UAH1,586.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$30.46
UAH1,198.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$64.81
UAH2,550.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$73.44
UAH2,890.09
|
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