Cost of living comparison

Benin

compared to

Dominica

Dominica vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 35.9% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% more in Dominica
Groceries: pay 56.6% more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 37.1% more in Dominica
Housing: pay 31.9% more in Dominica
Childcare: pay 11.0% less in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% more in Dominica
Clothing: pay 85.3% more in Dominica

The cost of clothing, groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Dominica are more expensive than in Benin. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Dominica.

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Dominica vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominica instead of Benin, you would:

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pay 24.3% more for restaurants

	Benin	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 F CFA2,990	$7.40 EC$20.00	+44.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.39 F CFA5,481	$6.57 EC$17.75	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 F CFA598	$2.47 EC$6.67	+140.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 F CFA532	$2.22 EC$6.00	+143.9%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 56.6% more for groceries

	Benin	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 F CFA710	$2.10 EC$5.67	+72.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 F CFA2,741	$1.20 EC$3.25	-74.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 F CFA6,665	$12.61 EC$34.07	+10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.73 F CFA1,595	$5.60 EC$15.13	+104.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 F CFA1,424	$5.09 EC$13.76	+108.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 F CFA1,086	$2.91 EC$7.86	+56.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 F CFA482	$1.07 EC$2.90	+30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA347	$2.03 EC$5.49	+242.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 F CFA701	$2.33 EC$6.30	+94.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 F CFA339	$1.62 EC$4.37	+178.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 F CFA452	$1.37 EC$3.71	+77.3%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 37.1% more for transportation

	Benin	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 F CFA2,689	$5.39 EC$14.58	+17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.13 EC$143.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.29 F CFA7,176	$29.23 EC$79.00	+137.8%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 31.9% more for housing

	Benin	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.37 F CFA28,237	$70.92 EC$191.67	+46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$179.24 F CFA105K	$283.68 EC$766.67	+58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.43 F CFA97,169	$203.51 EC$550.00	+22.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.13 F CFA66,049	$108.58 EC$293.44	-4.0%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 11.0% less for childcare

	Benin	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.87 F CFA76,406	$129.51 EC$350.00	-1.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,547.83 F CFA3M	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-20.0%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.85 F CFA498	$1.85 EC$5.00	+116.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12 F CFA2,990	$4.13 EC$11.17	-19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.41 F CFA1,993	$7.40 EC$20.00	+116.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.37 F CFA28,237	$46.25 EC$125.00	-4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$8.33 EC$22.50	-2.5%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 85.3% more for clothing

	Benin	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 F CFA14,949	$55.50 EC$150.00	+116.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.00 EC$100.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$74.00 EC$200.00	+116.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.28 F CFA39,864	$92.51 EC$250.00	+35.5%
Average			+85.3%

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