Cost of living comparison
Benin is 40.7% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Benin instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$5.03
CFA3,093
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.68
CFA421
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 45.6% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$6.58
CFA4,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$1.33
CFA818
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.74
CFA456
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.63
CFA390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.66
CFA405
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$3.46
CFA2,127
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
$35.87
CFA22,066
|
|
pay 82.8% more for housing
Belarus
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
$49.24
CFA30,290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
$203.23
CFA125,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
$157.13
CFA96,669
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
$77.17
CFA47,475
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
$209.51
CFA128,892
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,334,010
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$4.19
CFA2,578
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
$64.25
CFA39,527
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
pay 72.6% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
$16.76
CFA10,311
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
$46.09
CFA28,356
|
|
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