Cost of living comparison
Benin is 5.2% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Benin instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.68
CFA420
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$1.33
CFA816
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA746
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA653
|
$0.63
CFA389
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA874
|
$0.66
CFA404
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Gabon
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
Gabon
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
|
pay 84.3% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA617
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
pay 74.3% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
|
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