Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 33.4% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$1.77
IDR28,783.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$3.51
IDR57,122.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.64
IDR10,343.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$0.38
IDR6,149.92
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
Benin
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$1.19
IDR19,340.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$3.70
IDR60,154.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$5.10
IDR83,068.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$1.57
IDR25,498.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$1.49
IDR24,271.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$1.18
IDR19,145.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.57
IDR9,354.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.74
IDR12,097.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$0.48
IDR7,849.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$0.54
IDR8,773.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$0.92
IDR14,998.15
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
Benin
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$3.09
IDR50,306.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.89
IDR193,417.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,361.87
IDR428,990,629.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$4.16
IDR67,764.16
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
Benin
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
$33.62
IDR547,022.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$247.48
IDR4,027,259.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$163.01
IDR2,652,748.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$42.16
IDR686,017.40
|
|
pay 12.0% less for childcare
Benin
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
$106.70
IDR1,736,328.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
$6,782.48
IDR110,372,244.60
|
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$2.71
IDR44,052.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$1.77
IDR28,882.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$2.13
IDR34,736.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$28.24
IDR459,630.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$3.35
IDR54,559.05
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$41.10
IDR668,849.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$30.35
IDR493,905.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$67.01
IDR1,090,430.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$62.49
IDR1,016,837.85
|
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