Cost of living comparison
Benin is 41.0% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Benin instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 1.7% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF902
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF664
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
$1.51
F CFA918
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
$1.51
F CFA918
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
$6.58
F CFA4,006
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
$2.00
F CFA1,216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
$2.11
F CFA1,284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF721
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF611
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF282
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF338
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
$3.46
F CFA2,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
$35.87
F CFA21,828
|
|
pay 5.3% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
$49.24
F CFA29,963
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
$203.23
F CFA123,677
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
$157.13
F CFA95,626
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
$77.17
F CFA46,963
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
$209.51
F CFA127,502
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,298,048
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
$1.01
F CFA612
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
$1.01
F CFA612
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
$64.25
F CFA39,101
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Rwanda
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
$16.76
F CFA10,200
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
$46.09
F CFA28,050
|
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