Cost of living comparison
Benin is 15.5% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Benin instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.03
|
$3.30
F CFA1,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.29
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.07
|
$0.69
F CFA418
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.06
|
$1.27
F CFA763
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.44
|
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.16
|
$7.19
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.29
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.29
|
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.27
|
$1.31
F CFA790
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.30
|
$0.60
F CFA361
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.93
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.50
|
$0.73
F CFA440
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$0.62
F CFA376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.69
|
$3.76
F CFA2,269
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR330.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR600,194.17
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR225.07
|
$11.89
F CFA7,167
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
Maldives
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,149.38
|
$52.63
F CFA31,729
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,225.22
|
$179.96
F CFA108,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,612.00
|
$132.08
F CFA79,634
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,517.16
|
$101.40
F CFA61,135
|
|
pay 74.0% more for childcare
Maldives
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,217.25
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,887.42
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,649,903
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.77
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.38
|
$4.13
F CFA2,489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.04
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.82
|
$55.72
F CFA33,596
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.29
|
$7.02
F CFA4,231
|
|
pay 70.9% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.66
|
$16.51
F CFA9,954
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR698.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,644.26
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,271.24
|
$45.40
F CFA27,374
|
|
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