Cost of living comparison
Benin is 37.3% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Benin instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 41.1% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 71.7% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD624
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
Iraq
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
Iraq
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
|
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