Cost of living comparison
Peru is 61.0% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Peru instead of Benin, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA2,020
|
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA3,031
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA424
|
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Benin
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA775
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,389
|
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,398
|
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,194
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,501
|
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA802
|
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA367
|
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA305
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA447
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA382
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA428
|
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Benin
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,274
|
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
Benin
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA32,201
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA110,115
|
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA80,819
|
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA62,044
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
|
pay 6.9% less for childcare
Benin
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA126,279
|
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,704,190
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
|
pay 83.3% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA606
|
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,526
|
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA606
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA34,095
|
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,293
|
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA10,102
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,781
|
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
|
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