Cost of living comparison
Benin is 33.9% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Benin instead of Chad, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$5.03
CFA3,093
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$0.68
CFA421
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Chad
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$6.58
CFA4,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$1.33
CFA818
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$0.74
CFA456
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.63
CFA390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.66
CFA405
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
Chad
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$3.46
CFA2,127
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$35.87
CFA22,066
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Chad
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$49.24
CFA30,290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$203.23
CFA125,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$157.13
CFA96,669
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$77.17
CFA47,475
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$209.51
CFA128,892
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,334,010
|
|
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$4.19
CFA2,578
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$64.25
CFA39,527
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
pay 72.1% less for clothing
Chad
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$16.76
CFA10,311
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$46.09
CFA28,356
|
|
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