Cost of living comparison
Russia is 48.1% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Russia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,979
|
$6.85
RUB655.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,969
|
$4.21
RUB402.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA416
|
$0.84
RUB80.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA307
|
$0.41
RUB38.93
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA759
|
$0.49
RUB46.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,361
|
$3.93
RUB376.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,308
|
$3.21
RUB306.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,170
|
$1.21
RUB116.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,470
|
$1.72
RUB164.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA786
|
$0.56
RUB53.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA359
|
$0.56
RUB53.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA299
|
$0.75
RUB71.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA438
|
$0.90
RUB86.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA374
|
$0.22
RUB21.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA419
|
$0.22
RUB20.92
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,256
|
$2.21
RUB211.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.07
RUB1,824.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,869.86
RUB2,762,162.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,126
|
$4.42
RUB423.08
|
|
pay 5.0% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,545
|
$6.26
RUB599.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA107,872
|
$317.16
RUB30,344.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,172
|
$217.57
RUB20,816.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA60,780
|
$68.11
RUB6,516.95
|
|
pay 2.6% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA123,707
|
$212.06
RUB20,289.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,628,726
|
$5,562.55
RUB532,204.01
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA594
|
$1.50
RUB143.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,474
|
$1.72
RUB164.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA594
|
$2.19
RUB209.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,401
|
$29.01
RUB2,775.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,206
|
$4.18
RUB399.92
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,897
|
$58.04
RUB5,553.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,948
|
$36.63
RUB3,504.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,948
|
$78.11
RUB7,473.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,215
|
$78.83
RUB7,542.16
|
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