Cost of living comparison
Benin is 37.3% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Benin instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
$3.30
F CFA1,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
$0.69
F CFA418
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
$1.27
F CFA763
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
$7.19
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
$1.31
F CFA790
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
$0.60
F CFA361
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
$0.73
F CFA440
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
$0.62
F CFA376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
$3.76
F CFA2,269
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
$11.89
F CFA7,167
|
|
pay 35.8% more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
$52.63
F CFA31,729
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
$179.96
F CFA108,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
$132.08
F CFA79,634
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
$101.40
F CFA61,135
|
|
pay 31.4% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,649,903
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
$4.13
F CFA2,489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
$55.72
F CFA33,596
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
$7.02
F CFA4,231
|
|
pay 56.1% less for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
$16.51
F CFA9,954
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
$45.40
F CFA27,374
|
|
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