Cost of living comparison
Benin is 21.7% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in Benin instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
$1,013.58
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
$894.76
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
$168.82
|
$0.68
CFA420
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$117.78
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 46.6% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
$349.66
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
$1,086.23
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
$1,817.08
|
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
$429.33
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
$493.24
|
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
$483.01
|
$1.33
CFA816
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
$222.65
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
$237.33
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
$156.69
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
$163.20
|
$0.63
CFA389
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
$179.77
|
$0.66
CFA404
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
Jamaica
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
$779.93
|
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
$7,816.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
$6,029,603.12
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
$3,745.35
|
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
$6,886.59
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
$61,776.53
|
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
$55,731.90
|
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
$14,371.15
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
|
pay 21.6% more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
$33,088.64
|
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
$585,135.52
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
$340.96
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
$502.68
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
$1,425.82
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
$5,645.41
|
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
$1,379.32
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
Jamaica
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
$4,574.62
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
$4,018.66
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
$8,980.23
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
$10,650.57
|
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
|
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