Cost of living comparison
Benin is 2.5% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Benin instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.63
|
$3.30
F CFA1,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.38
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.05
|
$0.69
F CFA418
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.45
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.76
|
$1.27
F CFA763
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.23
|
$7.19
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.83
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG913.99
|
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$1.31
F CFA790
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.01
|
$0.60
F CFA361
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$0.73
F CFA440
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$0.62
F CFA376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.03
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Haiti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.51
|
$3.76
F CFA2,269
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.05
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,630,581.41
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.64
|
$11.89
F CFA7,167
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
Haiti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,959.64
|
$52.63
F CFA31,729
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,395.12
|
$179.96
F CFA108,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,749.07
|
$132.08
F CFA79,634
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,117.24
|
$101.40
F CFA61,135
|
|
pay 47.2% more for childcare
Haiti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,230.23
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,626.15
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,649,903
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.99
|
$4.13
F CFA2,489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.60
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,200.51
|
$55.72
F CFA33,596
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.02
|
$7.02
F CFA4,231
|
|
pay 82.8% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,584.19
|
$16.51
F CFA9,954
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,922.67
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,876.28
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,845.35
|
$45.40
F CFA27,374
|
|
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