Cost of living comparison
Benin is 49.9% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Benin instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 39.7% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 66.4% less for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
|
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