Cost of living comparison
Benin is 23.1% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Benin instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 38.3% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
$5.03
CFA3,093
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.68
CFA421
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$6.58
CFA4,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.33
CFA818
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.74
CFA456
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.63
CFA390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.66
CFA405
|
|
pay 4.6% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF899
|
$3.46
CFA2,127
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
$35.87
CFA22,066
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
$49.24
CFA30,290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
$203.23
CFA125,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
$157.13
CFA96,669
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
$77.17
CFA47,475
|
|
pay 17.4% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
$209.51
CFA128,892
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,334,010
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$4.19
CFA2,578
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
$64.25
CFA39,527
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
$16.76
CFA10,311
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
$46.09
CFA28,356
|
|
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