Cost of living comparison
Benin is 5.8% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Benin instead of Burma, you would:
pay 17.5% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$0.52
F CFA318
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
Burma
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$1.33
F CFA815
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.63
F CFA388
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.66
F CFA404
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
|
pay 34.3% less for housing
Burma
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
Burma
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
|
pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
pay 70.0% less for clothing
Burma
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
|
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