Cost of living comparison
Benin is 89.0% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Benin instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 80.1% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
$0.68
CFA420
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
$1.33
CFA816
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
$0.63
CFA389
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
$0.66
CFA404
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
Bhutan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
|
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