Cost of living comparison
Benin is 31.9% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Benin instead of Japan, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Japan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Japan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
Japan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Japan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 64.2% less for clothing
Japan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
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