Cost of living comparison
Benin is 51.5% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Benin instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
DKK139.55
|
$3.30
F CFA1,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.43
DKK85.34
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.73
|
$0.69
F CFA418
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
DKK18.53
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
DKK19.37
|
$1.27
F CFA763
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.62
DKK38.60
|
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.41
|
$7.19
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.30
DKK29.52
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
DKK33.46
|
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.78
|
$1.31
F CFA790
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DKK9.24
|
$0.60
F CFA361
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.59
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.83
|
$0.73
F CFA440
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.97
|
$0.62
F CFA376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
DKK5.20
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.46
|
$3.76
F CFA2,269
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.04
DKK556.34
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,527.90
DKK291,937.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.34
DKK167.07
|
$11.89
F CFA7,167
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
Denmark
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.82
DKK232.18
|
$52.63
F CFA31,729
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.28
DKK6,749.80
|
$179.96
F CFA108,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.32
DKK4,855.48
|
$132.08
F CFA79,634
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.10
DKK1,112.76
|
$101.40
F CFA61,135
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$478.97
DKK3,287.96
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.13
DKK46,131.00
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,649,903
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.38
DKK50.69
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
DKK37.61
|
$4.13
F CFA2,489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.73
DKK59.91
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.46
DKK264.01
|
$55.72
F CFA33,596
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.97
DKK116.50
|
$7.02
F CFA4,231
|
|
pay 80.3% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
DKK636.39
|
$16.51
F CFA9,954
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.82
DKK259.64
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.89
DKK713.15
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.14
DKK996.30
|
$45.40
F CFA27,374
|
|
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