Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 4.1 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Benin, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$27.61
CHF25.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$15.46
CHF14.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$4.79
CHF4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$3.50
CHF3.19
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Benin
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$3.77
CHF3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$7.67
CHF6.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$6.88
CHF6.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$7.71
CHF7.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$4.87
CHF4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$1.85
CHF1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$2.18
CHF1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$2.25
CHF2.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$0.95
CHF0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
Benin
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$6.90
CHF6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$55.21
CHF50.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,416.37
CHF28,643.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$10.85
CHF9.89
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Benin
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
$55.95
CHF51.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,439.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,169.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$154.00
CHF140.41
|
|
pay 84.0% more for childcare
Benin
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
$248.46
CHF226.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,323.64
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$5.52
CHF5.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$5.34
CHF4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$9.94
CHF9.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$60.86
CHF55.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$32.10
CHF29.27
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$95.70
CHF87.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$45.67
CHF41.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$107.59
CHF98.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$152.03
CHF138.61
|
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