Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.8 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
$17.84
kr2,439
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,038
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA413
|
$2.32
kr317
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA314
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Benin
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA911
|
$3.42
kr468
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA911
|
$5.98
kr818
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA3,977
|
$5.33
kr728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,207
|
$5.66
kr774
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,274
|
$7.09
kr970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA804
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA322
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA287
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA448
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA383
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA398
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 49.6% more for transportation
Benin
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,089
|
$8.03
kr1,099
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.40
kr10,584
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,668
|
$23.97
kr3,277
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Benin
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA29,743
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA122,770
|
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA94,925
|
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA46,619
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
|
pay 12.7% less for childcare
Benin
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA126,567
|
$259.34
kr35,465
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,273,874
|
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA608
|
$8.52
kr1,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,531
|
$4.15
kr568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA608
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA38,814
|
$56.90
kr7,781
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
$12.27
kr1,678
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,125
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA27,845
|
$175.20
kr23,958
|
|
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