Cost of living comparison
Benin is 27.3% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR12.41
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR17.95
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR3.13
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR33.39
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR27.03
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.89
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR8.30
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR5.07
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.54
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.40
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.73
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.28
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.81
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR66.72
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR156,138.50
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR30.33
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 65.7% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR113.63
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,353.72
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR913.49
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR154.04
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 18.8% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR723.10
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR28,046.58
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR15.50
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.66
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR17.61
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR149.36
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR17.12
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 58.3% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR237.55
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR123.29
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR280.90
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR243.84
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
|
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