Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Svalbard, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Svalbard
|
Benin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Svalbard
|
Benin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Svalbard
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Svalbard
|
Benin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Svalbard
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Svalbard
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Svalbard
|
Benin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
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