Cost of living comparison
Benin is 82.4% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.52
F CFA318
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS962
|
$1.33
F CFA815
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS726
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$0.63
F CFA388
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.66
F CFA404
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
Somalia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS640
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
Somalia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
|
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