Cost of living comparison
Benin is 1.5% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Benin instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.63
|
$3.30
F CFA1,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$0.69
F CFA418
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.36
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
$1.27
F CFA763
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.40
|
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.04
|
$7.19
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.72
|
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.48
|
$1.31
F CFA790
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.93
|
$0.60
F CFA361
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.62
|
$0.73
F CFA440
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.59
|
$0.62
F CFA376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.48
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 14.1% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.39
|
$3.76
F CFA2,269
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$227.69
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.29
|
$11.89
F CFA7,167
|
|
pay 41.7% more for housing
Brazil
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
$52.63
F CFA31,729
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
$179.96
F CFA108,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
$132.08
F CFA79,634
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
$101.40
F CFA61,135
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,649,903
|
|
pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.01
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.61
|
$4.13
F CFA2,489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$123.45
|
$55.72
F CFA33,596
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$32.92
|
$7.02
F CFA4,231
|
|
pay 66.2% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
$16.51
F CFA9,954
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$324.18
|
$45.40
F CFA27,374
|
|
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