Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 4.2 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,995
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA419
|
$2.53
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$1.85
£1.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Benin
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA765
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,372
|
$6.93
£5.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,343
|
$7.62
£5.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,179
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,482
|
$5.18
£4.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA792
|
$2.69
£2.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA362
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$2.40
£1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA441
|
$1.90
£1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$1.36
£1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 91.2% more for transportation
Benin
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,274
|
$7.03
£5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.73
£31.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,182
|
$23.24
£18.24
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Benin
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,797
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA108,733
|
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,804
|
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,265
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Benin
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,657,674
|
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$5.93
£4.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,494
|
$4.02
£3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,667
|
$79.68
£62.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,240
|
$9.62
£7.55
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,975
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,433
|
$76.78
£60.28
|
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