Cost of living comparison
Benin is 46.4% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Benin instead of Washington, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.22
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$0.52
F CFA318
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Washington
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
|
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.33
F CFA815
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.63
F CFA388
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.66
F CFA404
|
|
pay 44.4% more for transportation
Washington
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
|
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.93
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,741.28
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.12
|
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
|
pay 60.9% less for housing
Washington
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.08
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.40
|
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,418.32
|
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.00
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
Washington
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,309.82
|
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,297.89
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.93
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.29
|
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
pay 73.4% less for clothing
Washington
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.56
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.20
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.25
|
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
|
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