Cost of living comparison
Benin is 29.5% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Benin instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES404.55
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.33
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.50
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES562.45
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES375.95
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES304.43
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.75
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.55
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES79.19
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.81
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.33
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.78
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES740.79
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 34.4% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES255.39
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES279.03
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES758.72
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Kenya
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
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