Cost of living comparison
Benin is 19.1% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Benin instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.36
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.93
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.61
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.08
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.58
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.61
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.59
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.33
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.58
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.28
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.90
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 68.8% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,144.47
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Brunei
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.81
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND669.32
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND752.47
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND53.12
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND336.17
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND14,003.89
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.11
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.07
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.79
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND90.31
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.53
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 77.0% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.63
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.83
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND137.46
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND147.20
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
|
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