Cost of living comparison

Saint Kitts and Nevis

compared to

Benin

Benin vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 54.5% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.4% less in Benin
Groceries: pay 33.9% less in Benin
Housing: pay 65.4% less in Benin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% more in Benin
Clothing: pay 72.4% less in Benin

Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Benin.

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Benin vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Benin instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 58.4% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$5.12 F CFA2,990	-72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$9.39 F CFA5,481	-32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.02 F CFA598	-49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.91 F CFA532	-60.1%
Average			-58.4%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Benin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.9% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Benin
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.22 F CFA710	-67.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.69 F CFA2,741
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$11.42 F CFA6,665	+23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$2.73 F CFA1,595	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$2.44 F CFA1,424	-41.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$1.86 F CFA1,086	-7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.83 F CFA482	-40.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.59 F CFA347
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$1.20 F CFA701	-28.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.58 F CFA339	-42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.77 F CFA452	-7.7%
Average			-33.9%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Benin - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.61 F CFA2,689
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.29 F CFA7,176

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Benin - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.4% less for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Benin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$48.37 F CFA28,237
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$179.24 F CFA105K	-74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$648.77 EC$1,753.33	$166.43 F CFA97,169	-74.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.53 EC$179.80	$113.13 F CFA66,049	+70.0%
Average			-65.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$130.87 F CFA76,406
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,547.83 F CFA3M

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pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.85 F CFA498	-58.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.12 F CFA2,990	+38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.41 F CFA1,993
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$48.37 F CFA28,237	+30.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+35.7%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 72.4% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Benin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$25.61 F CFA14,949	-71.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$34.14 F CFA19,932	-73.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$68.28 F CFA39,864
Average			-72.4%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Benin - Cost of clothing

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