Cost of living comparison
Benin is 22.9% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Benin instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
North Korea
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$0.68
CFA420
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 46.5% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$1.33
CFA816
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.63
CFA389
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.66
CFA404
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
North Korea
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
North Korea
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
pay 60.5% less for clothing
North Korea
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
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