Cost of living comparison
Oregon is 3.4 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Oregon instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
$18.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,038
|
$10.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA413
|
$2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA314
|
$1.79
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Benin
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA911
|
$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA911
|
$7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA3,977
|
$3.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,207
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,274
|
$6.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA804
|
$2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA322
|
$0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA287
|
$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA448
|
$2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA383
|
$1.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA398
|
$1.06
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
Benin
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,089
|
$4.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,022.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,668
|
$17.67
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Benin
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA29,743
|
$79.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA122,770
|
$1,445.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA94,925
|
$1,327.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA46,619
|
$149.72
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Benin
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA126,567
|
$957.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,273,874
|
$11,078.79
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA608
|
$5.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,531
|
$4.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA608
|
$9.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA38,814
|
$38.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
$11.27
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,125
|
$48.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$38.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$76.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA27,845
|
$99.07
|
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