Cost of living comparison
Benin is 5.9 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Benin instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Tonga
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Tonga
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 36.8 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 65.7% more for clothing
Tonga
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
|
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