Cost of living comparison
Benin is 24.8% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Benin instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
Sudan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
Sudan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
|
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