Cost of living comparison
Benin is 24.1% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Benin instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 62.5% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
|
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