Benin vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 71.7% cheaper than Guam overall.

Restaurants
pay 54.5% less in Benin
Groceries
pay 59.4% less in Benin
Transportation
pay 13.1% less in Benin
Housing
pay 88.0% less in Benin
Childcare
pay 76.6% less in Benin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 63.8% less in Benin

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Benin.

Benin vs. Guam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Benin instead of Guam, you would:

pay 54.5% less for restaurants

 
Guam
Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$5.12
F CFA3,014
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.00
 
$9.39
F CFA5,525
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.00
 
$1.02
F CFA603

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pay 59.4% less for groceries

 
Guam
Benin
Bread
1 loaf
$6.75
 
$1.22
F CFA716
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.69
F CFA2,763
Milk (1 gallon) $12.82
 
$11.42
F CFA6,718

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pay 13.1% less for transportation

 
Guam
Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.30
 
$4.61
F CFA2,711
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 88.0% less for housing

 
Guam
Benin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$86.25
 
$48.37
F CFA28,463
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,850.00
 
$179.24
F CFA105K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,000.00
 
$166.43
F CFA97,946

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pay 76.6% less for childcare

 
Guam
Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $560.00
 
$130.87
F CFA77,017
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,547.83
F CFA3M

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pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Guam
Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
 
$0.85
F CFA502
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$5.12
F CFA3,014
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.25
 
$3.41
F CFA2,009

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Guam
Benin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $25.61
F CFA15,069
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $34.14
F CFA20,091

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