Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 14.7% cheaper than Benin.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Benin, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
$2.37
Rs314.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,095
|
$6.33
Rs842.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA421
|
$0.41
Rs54.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA320
|
$0.17
Rs22.50
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Benin
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
$0.46
Rs60.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA928
|
$3.00
Rs399.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,051
|
$2.75
Rs366.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
$1.40
Rs186.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
$1.31
Rs174.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA819
|
$0.87
Rs115.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA328
|
$0.39
Rs52.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.51
Rs68.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA456
|
$0.25
Rs33.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA390
|
$0.20
Rs26.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA406
|
$0.25
Rs32.65
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Benin
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,128
|
$3.88
Rs516.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.23
Rs1,494.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,125.72
Rs4,142,862.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA22,075
|
$6.50
Rs865.54
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Benin
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,302
|
$13.59
Rs1,808.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA125,077
|
$83.37
Rs11,096.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,709
|
$55.78
Rs7,424.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,495
|
$16.71
Rs2,224.66
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
Benin
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,945
|
$58.29
Rs7,758.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,335,374
|
$1,816.14
Rs241,729.74
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA619
|
$2.00
Rs266.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,579
|
$1.34
Rs178.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
$2.26
Rs300.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,543
|
$26.60
Rs3,540.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
$2.58
Rs343.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,316
|
$15.63
Rs2,080.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$20.34
Rs2,706.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$38.52
Rs5,126.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,368
|
$28.13
Rs3,743.63
|
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