Cost of living comparison
Benin is 26.1% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Benin instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,487
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$250
|
$0.68
CFA420
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$134
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$313
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,025
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,683
|
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$609
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$523
|
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$481
|
$1.33
CFA816
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$311
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$132
|
$0.63
CFA389
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.66
CFA404
|
|
pay 30.0% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$792
|
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,940
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,462
|
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
Guyana
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,598
|
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$48,024
|
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,829
|
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$200,274
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$496
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$719
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$496
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,949
|
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,289
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
pay 58.1% less for clothing
Guyana
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,054
|
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
|
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