Cost of living comparison
Benin is 49.0% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Benin instead of Israel, you would:
pay 74.4% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.41
|
$3.30
F CFA1,995
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.98
|
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.55
|
$0.69
F CFA419
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.88
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
Israel
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.43
|
$1.27
F CFA765
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.64
|
$2.27
F CFA1,372
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.56
|
$7.19
F CFA4,343
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.79
|
$1.95
F CFA1,179
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.48
|
$2.45
F CFA1,482
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$1.31
F CFA792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.47
|
$0.60
F CFA362
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.12
|
$0.73
F CFA441
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$0.70
F CFA422
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Israel
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.93
|
$3.76
F CFA2,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪203.70
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,797.16
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.76
|
$11.89
F CFA7,182
|
|
pay 27.6% less for housing
Israel
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.95
|
$52.63
F CFA31,797
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,695.81
|
$179.96
F CFA108,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,194.37
|
$132.08
F CFA79,804
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪645.97
|
$101.40
F CFA61,265
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
Israel
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,238.88
|
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,402.95
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,657,674
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.17
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.50
|
$4.13
F CFA2,494
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.54
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪243.94
|
$55.72
F CFA33,667
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.24
|
$7.02
F CFA4,240
|
|
pay 81.2% less for clothing
Israel
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪328.81
|
$16.51
F CFA9,975
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.52
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪427.07
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪485.85
|
$45.40
F CFA27,433
|
|
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