Cost of living comparison
Benin is 40.7% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Australia, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.87
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
$5.03
CFA3,093
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.82
|
$0.68
CFA421
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.20
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Australia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.60
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.79
|
$6.58
CFA4,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.54
|
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.24
|
$1.33
CFA818
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.75
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.05
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.27
|
$0.74
CFA456
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.61
|
$0.63
CFA390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.29
|
$0.66
CFA405
|
|
pay 52.4% more for transportation
Australia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.71
|
$3.46
CFA2,127
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$127.68
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.81
|
$35.87
CFA22,066
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
Australia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
$49.24
CFA30,290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
$203.23
CFA125,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
$157.13
CFA96,669
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
$77.17
CFA47,475
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
Australia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
$209.51
CFA128,892
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,334,010
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.91
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.14
|
$4.19
CFA2,578
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$72.80
|
$64.25
CFA39,527
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$19.09
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
pay 76.2% less for clothing
Australia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
$16.76
CFA10,311
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$166.08
|
$46.09
CFA28,356
|
|
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