Cost of living comparison
Benin is 75.0% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Benin instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
|
Suriname
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$166.23
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.04
|
$0.68
CFA420
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.20
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
|
Suriname
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$171.00
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$152.22
|
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$52.83
|
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$65.93
|
$1.33
CFA816
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.22
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$27.77
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.12
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$15.93
|
$0.63
CFA389
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.72
|
$0.66
CFA404
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
|
Suriname
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$108.43
|
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$882.48
|
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
|
Suriname
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Suriname
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suriname
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.30
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$68.40
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$467.74
|
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$154.39
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
pay 78.6% less for clothing
|
Suriname
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
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