Cost of living comparison
Benin is 44.0% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Benin instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
BAM8.87
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
BAM7.33
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BAM2.50
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BAM1.50
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BAM1.47
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
BAM6.50
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BAM6.90
|
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BAM3.82
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
BAM5.28
|
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$0.74
F CFA452
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
BAM10.63
|
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
BAM51.54
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
BAM39,015.30
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
BAM11.61
|
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
BAM46.67
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
BAM323.65
|
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
BAM251.83
|
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
BAM197.16
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
|
pay 70.7% more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
BAM249.91
|
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
BAM5,226.38
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
|
pay 66.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
BAM2.96
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
BAM2.14
|
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
BAM39.89
|
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BAM6.84
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
pay 68.8% less for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
BAM95.02
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
BAM52.12
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
BAM133.93
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
BAM161.26
|
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
|
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