Cost of living comparison
Benin is 29.6% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Benin instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$1.51
F CFA918
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$1.51
F CFA918
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
$6.58
F CFA4,006
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
$2.00
F CFA1,216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$2.11
F CFA1,284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 90.2% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
$3.46
F CFA2,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$35.87
F CFA21,828
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
$49.24
F CFA29,963
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
$203.23
F CFA123,677
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
$157.13
F CFA95,626
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
$77.17
F CFA46,963
|
|
pay 88.5% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$209.51
F CFA127,502
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,298,048
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
$1.01
F CFA612
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$1.01
F CFA612
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
$64.25
F CFA39,101
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
pay 64.3% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$16.76
F CFA10,200
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$46.09
F CFA28,050
|
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