Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 92.2% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 38.7% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$7.08
AMD2,759
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA420
|
$0.91
AMD353
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$0.43
AMD169
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
Benin
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA925
|
$3.69
AMD1,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
$4.75
AMD1,852
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
$2.02
AMD787
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
$2.73
AMD1,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA816
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.82
AMD319
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$0.73
AMD283
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$0.71
AMD279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA389
|
$0.34
AMD132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA404
|
$0.30
AMD116
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Benin
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
$4.44
AMD1,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.75
AMD4,187
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,749.24
AMD10,031,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
$3.35
AMD1,304
|
|
pay 93.1% more for housing
Benin
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
$17.61
AMD6,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
$662.62
AMD258,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
$469.53
AMD182,917
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
|
pay 18.6% more for childcare
Benin
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
$180.96
AMD70,497
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA617
|
$1.36
AMD532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$2.40
AMD936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
$1.92
AMD747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
$51.24
AMD19,962
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$5.15
AMD2,006
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
$68.02
AMD26,497
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$52.72
AMD20,540
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$98.40
AMD38,332
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
$88.10
AMD34,321
|
|
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