Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 74.5% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Benin, you would:
pay 32.5% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$7.76
BYN25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$4.84
BYN15.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.75
BYN2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
Benin
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$3.27
BYN10.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$2.94
BYN9.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$1.34
BYN4.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$1.78
BYN5.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.88
BYN2.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 42.8% less for transportation
Benin
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$3.40
BYN11.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.41
BYN53.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,188.13
BYN69,354.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$5.84
BYN19.12
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
Benin
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
$12.49
BYN40.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$253.76
BYN830.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$164.77
BYN539.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$47.75
BYN156.29
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Benin
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
$713.88
BYN2,336.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,102.40
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$0.96
BYN3.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$1.67
BYN5.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$1.70
BYN5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$29.31
BYN95.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$4.24
BYN13.87
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$61.92
BYN202.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$37.03
BYN121.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$82.08
BYN268.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$92.90
BYN304.08
|
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