Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 3.0 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
$14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,038
|
$8.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA413
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA314
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Benin
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA911
|
$1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA911
|
$5.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA3,977
|
$3.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,207
|
$3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,274
|
$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA804
|
$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA322
|
$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA287
|
$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA448
|
$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA383
|
$1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA398
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Benin
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,089
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,180.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,668
|
$14.77
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Benin
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA29,743
|
$71.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA122,770
|
$970.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA94,925
|
$657.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA46,619
|
$140.85
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Benin
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA126,567
|
$907.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,273,874
|
$16,239.17
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA608
|
$4.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,531
|
$4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA608
|
$7.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA38,814
|
$38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
$10.60
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,125
|
$43.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$41.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$77.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA27,845
|
$77.28
|
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