Cost of living comparison
Washington is 5.3 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Washington instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.23
CFA1,874
|
$15.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.85
CFA8,031
|
$8.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
CFA468
|
$1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
CFA482
|
$1.52
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
Benin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CFA892
|
$2.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.60
CFA928
|
$6.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.99
CFA4,054
|
$2.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
CFA1,214
|
$2.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CFA1,255
|
$4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
CFA971
|
$1.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA340
|
$0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA364
|
$1.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
CFA474
|
$1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA356
|
$0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
CFA453
|
$1.19
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Benin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
CFA2,174
|
$3.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$66.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,387.09
CFA4,283,406
|
$23,700.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.56
|
|
pay 12.8 times more for housing
Benin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.01
CFA23,202
|
$64.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$58.48
CFA33,910
|
$1,293.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.79
CFA29,448
|
$1,133.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.83
CFA13,819
|
$124.49
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Benin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.10
CFA48,188
|
$984.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,139.51
CFA1,820,448
|
$17,990.96
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.06
CFA616
|
$4.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
CFA1,499
|
$4.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.92
CFA535
|
$9.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.40
CFA32,126
|
$43.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
CFA1,874
|
$12.43
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Benin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.26
|
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