Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.0 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Benin, you would:
pay 89.4% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA420
|
$1.07
CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$0.96
CFA587
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Benin
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA925
|
$6.20
CFA3,803
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
$7.61
CFA4,669
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
$2.22
CFA1,364
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
$4.84
CFA2,970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA816
|
$1.02
CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.64
CFA394
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$0.91
CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$0.62
CFA380
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA389
|
$0.51
CFA315
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA404
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Benin
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
$5.26
CFA3,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.95
CFA12,848
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,655.66
CFA16,959,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
$22.63
CFA13,876
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Benin
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
$47.86
CFA29,353
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
$820.04
CFA502,883
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
$465.09
CFA285,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
$82.00
CFA50,283
|
|
pay 5.6% more for childcare
Benin
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
$246.76
CFA151,324
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,104,136
|
|
pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA617
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$3.64
CFA2,230
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
$1.34
CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
$69.56
CFA42,656
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
$53.64
CFA32,892
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$36.32
CFA22,270
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$83.53
CFA51,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
$76.26
CFA46,768
|
|
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