Cost of living comparison
Benin is 12.1% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.92
GEL23.85
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
GEL21.74
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GEL2.25
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
GEL1.18
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
GEL1.78
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.66
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
GEL19.18
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.15
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
GEL7.17
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
GEL1.44
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL1.98
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.89
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GEL1.79
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
GEL0.81
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
GEL0.90
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 66.4% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
GEL11.73
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.31
GEL38.27
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.17
GEL54,417.99
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.81
GEL12.87
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 50.3% more for housing
Georgia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.85
GEL42.40
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.69
GEL1,251.08
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.06
GEL912.33
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.84
GEL141.34
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 33.1% more for childcare
Georgia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.64
GEL547.41
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,659.24
GEL9,788.47
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
GEL4.15
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
GEL6.78
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL7.86
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.97
GEL106.93
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
GEL14.86
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 75.7% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.56
GEL161.99
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.07
GEL117.90
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.89
GEL267.21
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.19
GEL284.06
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
|
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