Cost of living comparison
Benin is 79.5% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Benin instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 45.8% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
$5.03
CFA3,095
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.68
CFA421
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
$6.58
CFA4,051
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$1.33
CFA819
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
$0.53
CFA328
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
$0.74
CFA456
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.63
CFA390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
$0.66
CFA406
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
$3.46
CFA2,128
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
$35.87
CFA22,075
|
|
pay 56.0% more for housing
Ghana
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
$49.24
CFA30,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
$203.23
CFA125,077
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
$157.13
CFA96,709
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
$77.17
CFA47,495
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
$209.51
CFA128,945
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,335,374
|
|
pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$4.19
CFA2,579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
$64.25
CFA39,543
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Ghana
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
$16.76
CFA10,316
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
$46.09
CFA28,368
|
|
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