Cost of living comparison
Benin is 2.1 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Benin instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.74
F CFA452
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
|
pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
|
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