Cost of living comparison
Benin is 57.3% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 35.2% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.27
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
$5.03
CFA3,093
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.03
|
$0.68
CFA421
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.64
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.65
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.31
|
$6.58
CFA4,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.99
|
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.72
|
$1.33
CFA818
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.95
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.62
|
$0.74
CFA456
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.63
CFA390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.32
|
$0.66
CFA405
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.56
|
$3.46
CFA2,127
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM86.16
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.25
|
$35.87
CFA22,066
|
|
pay 35.7% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
$49.24
CFA30,290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
$203.23
CFA125,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
$157.13
CFA96,669
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
$77.17
CFA47,475
|
|
pay 16.7% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM692.77
|
$209.51
CFA128,892
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,334,010
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.39
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.78
|
$4.19
CFA2,578
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.92
|
$64.25
CFA39,527
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.33
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
pay 58.6% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
$16.76
CFA10,311
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM269.08
|
$46.09
CFA28,356
|
|
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