Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 9.1% cheaper than Benin.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Benin, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$1.72
৳189.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$4.57
৳502.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA420
|
$0.27
৳29.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$0.15
৳16.20
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
$0.55
৳60.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA925
|
$3.59
৳395.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
$2.66
৳292.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
$1.09
৳120.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
$0.99
৳108.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA816
|
$0.78
৳86.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.34
৳37.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$0.75
৳82.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$0.25
৳27.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA389
|
$0.12
৳13.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA404
|
$0.23
৳25.29
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
$3.62
৳397.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.91
৳1,750.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,425.27
৳4,007,579.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
$3.61
৳397.41
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
$30.12
৳3,313.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
$92.95
৳10,226.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
$61.78
৳6,796.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
$25.62
৳2,818.26
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
$31.38
৳3,452.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
$1,066.75
৳117,366.27
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA617
|
$3.65
৳401.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$1.57
৳173.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
$2.76
৳303.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
$12.02
৳1,322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$4.23
৳465.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
$20.07
৳2,208.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$20.91
৳2,300.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$39.14
৳4,306.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
$37.10
৳4,082.25
|
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