Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 32.6% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Benin, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Philippines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,995
|
$3.66
₱214.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
$3.20
₱187.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA419
|
$0.77
₱45.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.43
₱25.22
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Benin
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA765
|
$1.15
₱67.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,372
|
$3.76
₱220.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,343
|
$6.56
₱383.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,179
|
$1.97
₱115.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,482
|
$1.81
₱105.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA792
|
$1.23
₱71.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA362
|
$0.65
₱37.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.08
₱63.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA441
|
$0.63
₱37.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.87
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$1.10
₱64.55
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Benin
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,274
|
$4.42
₱258.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.06
₱705.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,092.26
₱1,702,377.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,182
|
$2.70
₱157.78
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Benin
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,797
|
$29.30
₱1,714.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA108,733
|
$265.23
₱15,520.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,804
|
$157.68
₱9,226.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,265
|
$84.84
₱4,964.82
|
|
pay 20.1% less for childcare
Benin
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
$168.61
₱9,866.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,657,674
|
$4,730.41
₱276,806.74
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$1.35
₱78.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,494
|
$2.27
₱132.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$2.49
₱145.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,667
|
$34.04
₱1,991.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,240
|
$5.09
₱297.83
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,975
|
$36.74
₱2,150.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$21.36
₱1,249.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$64.86
₱3,795.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,433
|
$57.49
₱3,364.16
|
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