Cost of living comparison
Benin is 1.4% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$3.30
F CFA1,995
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$0.69
F CFA419
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$1.27
F CFA765
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
$2.27
F CFA1,372
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$7.19
F CFA4,343
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$1.95
F CFA1,179
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
$2.45
F CFA1,482
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$1.31
F CFA792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$0.60
F CFA362
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$0.73
F CFA441
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$0.70
F CFA422
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Liberia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$3.76
F CFA2,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
$11.89
F CFA7,182
|
|
pay 30.3% less for housing
Liberia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$52.63
F CFA31,797
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$179.96
F CFA108,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$132.08
F CFA79,804
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$101.40
F CFA61,265
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,657,674
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$4.13
F CFA2,494
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$55.72
F CFA33,667
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
$7.02
F CFA4,240
|
|
pay 51.3% less for clothing
Liberia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$16.51
F CFA9,975
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$45.40
F CFA27,433
|
|
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