Cost of living comparison
Benin is 43.5% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
Virginia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$5.03
CFA3,093
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$0.68
CFA421
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
Virginia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.96
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$6.58
CFA4,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.33
CFA818
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$0.74
CFA456
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.63
CFA390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.66
CFA405
|
|
pay 70.3% more for transportation
Virginia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$3.46
CFA2,127
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$111.31
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,932.76
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.06
|
$35.87
CFA22,066
|
|
pay 64.2% less for housing
Virginia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.88
|
$49.24
CFA30,290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,780.82
|
$203.23
CFA125,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,318.30
|
$157.13
CFA96,669
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.26
|
$77.17
CFA47,475
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
Virginia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,242.29
|
$209.51
CFA128,892
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,459.85
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,334,010
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$4.19
CFA2,578
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.44
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.59
|
$64.25
CFA39,527
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
pay 71.4% less for clothing
Virginia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.43
|
$16.76
CFA10,311
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.39
|
$46.09
CFA28,356
|
|
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