Cost of living comparison
Benin is 68.4% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 44.5% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,726
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp57,008
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,323
|
$0.68
CFA420
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,138
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,302
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp60,034
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,902
|
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,447
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,222
|
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp19,107
|
$1.33
CFA816
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,336
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp12,074
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,833
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,756
|
$0.63
CFA389
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,968
|
$0.66
CFA404
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp50,206
|
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp193,030
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp428,131,484
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,628
|
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
|
pay 27.0% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp545,927
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp4,019,194
|
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,647,436
|
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp684,644
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
|
pay 38.2% more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,732,851
|
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp110,151,201
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
|
pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,965
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,825
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,667
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp458,710
|
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,450
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
pay 61.3% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp667,510
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp492,916
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,088,247
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,014,801
|
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
|
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