Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.9 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Australia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
$15.31
A$23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,095
|
$8.98
A$13.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA421
|
$2.45
A$3.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA320
|
$2.05
A$3.17
|
|
pay 81.9% more for groceries
Benin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
$2.00
A$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA928
|
$4.24
A$6.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,051
|
$5.00
A$7.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
$3.52
A$5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
$3.56
A$5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA819
|
$1.44
A$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA328
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$1.31
A$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA456
|
$2.10
A$3.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA390
|
$1.03
A$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA406
|
$0.83
A$1.28
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Benin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,128
|
$4.95
A$7.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.92
A$126.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,079.60
A$34,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA22,075
|
$15.28
A$23.54
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Benin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,302
|
$55.83
A$86.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA125,077
|
$1,119.19
A$1,725.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,709
|
$889.00
A$1,370.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,495
|
$120.53
A$185.78
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Benin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,945
|
$1,373.48
A$2,116.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,335,374
|
$11,458.00
A$17,660.30
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA619
|
$5.72
A$8.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,579
|
$3.30
A$5.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
$24.53
A$37.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,543
|
$46.71
A$72.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
$12.25
A$18.88
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,316
|
$71.47
A$110.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$41.82
A$64.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$101.71
A$156.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,368
|
$106.56
A$164.24
|
|
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