Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.5 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$10.47
kr113.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA420
|
$1.80
kr19.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$1.63
kr17.70
|
|
pay 61.9% more for groceries
Benin
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA925
|
$4.47
kr48.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
$4.74
kr51.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
$4.05
kr44.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA816
|
$1.20
kr13.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$1.00
kr10.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$1.15
kr12.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$1.57
kr17.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA389
|
$0.60
kr6.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA404
|
$0.60
kr6.52
|
|
pay 35.1% more for transportation
Benin
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
$7.21
kr78.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
$22.12
kr240.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Benin
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
|
pay 39.7% less for childcare
Benin
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA617
|
$6.47
kr70.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$3.66
kr39.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
$36.95
kr402.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$12.40
kr135.03
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
|
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