Cost of living comparison
Benin is 64.8% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$0.68
CFA420
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 51.1% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$1.33
CFA816
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$0.63
CFA389
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$0.66
CFA404
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
|
pay 46.4% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
|
pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
pay 62.6% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
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