Cost of living comparison
Benin is 32.6% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Benin instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$6,027.01
|
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,259.70
|
$5.03
CFA3,095
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,019.72
|
$0.68
CFA421
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$705.22
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 38.0% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$1,004.08
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,859.99
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,615.82
|
$6.58
CFA4,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,282.63
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,614.28
|
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$609.62
|
$1.33
CFA819
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$526.91
|
$0.53
CFA328
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$413.68
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$532.09
|
$0.74
CFA456
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$272.33
|
$0.63
CFA390
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$322.18
|
$0.66
CFA406
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,954.22
|
$3.46
CFA2,128
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,694.15
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,890,104.86
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,675.35
|
$35.87
CFA22,075
|
|
pay 49.5% more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$19,047.71
|
$49.24
CFA30,302
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$205,436.43
|
$203.23
CFA125,077
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$156,683.09
|
$157.13
CFA96,709
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$33,210.48
|
$77.17
CFA47,495
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$100,861.85
|
$209.51
CFA128,945
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,122,442.84
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,335,374
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,560.01
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,415.93
|
$4.19
CFA2,579
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,656.43
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,563.01
|
$64.25
CFA39,543
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,544.25
|
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
|
pay 73.8% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$51,149.56
|
$16.76
CFA10,316
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$43,424.25
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$97,159.89
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$76,816.51
|
$46.09
CFA28,368
|
|
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