Cost of living comparison
Benin is 8.4% cheaper than Honduras.
If you lived in Benin instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
Honduras
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
HNL134.97
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.12
HNL175.52
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
HNL21.50
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
HNL17.66
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Honduras
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HNL41.17
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.36
HNL58.07
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
HNL108.56
|
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
HNL52.95
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
HNL46.51
|
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
HNL36.47
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL15.12
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
HNL19.75
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
HNL12.20
|
$0.74
F CFA452
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
HNL15.28
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
HNL15.86
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
Honduras
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
HNL106.96
|
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.86
HNL883.42
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,799.83
HNL586,297.40
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.52
HNL431.60
|
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Honduras
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.47
HNL1,957.79
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.57
HNL9,794.02
|
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.08
HNL7,195.19
|
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.27
HNL2,445.44
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
|
pay 26.6% more for childcare
Honduras
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.74
HNL5,068.24
|
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,578.69
HNL88,159.26
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
HNL40.42
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
HNL55.37
|
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
HNL63.20
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.52
HNL899.57
|
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
HNL108.33
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
pay 67.0% less for clothing
Honduras
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
HNL1,052.17
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.63
HNL976.18
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.01
HNL1,798.51
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.60
HNL1,886.88
|
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
|
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