Cost of living comparison
Benin is 15.5% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Benin instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.70
|
$3.30
F CFA2,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR135.76
|
$4.95
F CFA3,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.01
|
$0.69
F CFA421
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR4.99
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR22.97
|
$1.27
F CFA768
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.17
|
$2.27
F CFA1,378
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR105.75
|
$7.19
F CFA4,362
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.20
|
$1.95
F CFA1,184
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.17
|
$2.45
F CFA1,489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.18
|
$1.31
F CFA795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.20
|
$0.60
F CFA364
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.85
|
$0.50
F CFA303
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.42
|
$0.73
F CFA443
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.32
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.20
|
$0.70
F CFA424
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.47
|
$3.76
F CFA2,284
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR328.72
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR597,864.83
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.20
|
$11.89
F CFA7,215
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
Maldives
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,144.92
|
$52.63
F CFA31,942
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,158.37
|
$179.96
F CFA109,228
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,563.05
|
$132.08
F CFA80,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,511.27
|
$101.40
F CFA61,544
|
|
pay 74.0% more for childcare
Maldives
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,208.65
|
$206.38
F CFA125,261
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,709.33
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,674,324
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.58
|
$0.99
F CFA601
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.22
|
$4.13
F CFA2,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.61
|
$0.99
F CFA601
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,058.70
|
$55.72
F CFA33,820
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR125.80
|
$7.02
F CFA4,259
|
|
pay 70.9% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR726.83
|
$16.51
F CFA10,021
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR695.30
|
$8.26
F CFA5,010
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,637.87
|
$8.26
F CFA5,010
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,266.31
|
$45.40
F CFA27,557
|
|
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