Cost of living comparison
Benin is 19.7% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,744.08
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,823.08
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,318.27
|
$0.68
CFA420
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,879.49
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,412.52
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,237.38
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,609.31
|
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,418.75
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,967.49
|
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,880.18
|
$1.33
CFA816
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,162.43
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,774.27
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,470.60
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,276.13
|
$0.63
CFA389
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,019.58
|
$0.66
CFA404
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,907.37
|
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛174,346.24
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,908.92
|
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
Cambodia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛126,245.42
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,321,694.41
|
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛853,231.16
|
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛269,507.58
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛867,268.63
|
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,504,992.28
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,665.09
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,942.60
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,230.65
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛178,486.44
|
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,397.77
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
pay 32.3% less for clothing
Cambodia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛93,572.89
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛73,573.27
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛281,038.63
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛134,580.51
|
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
|
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