Cost of living comparison
Benin is 56.7% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,739
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,385
|
$0.68
CFA420
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,819
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 62.5% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,383
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,989
|
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,165
|
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,296
|
$1.33
CFA816
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,164
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,457
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,571
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,205
|
$0.63
CFA389
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,326
|
$0.66
CFA404
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Colombia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,071
|
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$93,634
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,727
|
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
|
pay 45.6% more for housing
Colombia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$827,027
|
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$698,607
|
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
|
pay 90.6% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$413,712
|
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
|
pay 95.7% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,552
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,780
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$72,726
|
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,552
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$179,063
|
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
|
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