Cost of living comparison
Benin is 9.2% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
$0.74
F CFA452
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Zambia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
Zambia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
|
pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
pay 70.6% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
|
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