Cost of living comparison
Albania is 51.6% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Albania instead of Benin, you would:
pay 42.7% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$5.36
ALL504
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$3.07
ALL288
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$5.06
ALL476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$2.33
ALL219
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$7.57
ALL711
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
|
pay 6.5% less for housing
|
Benin
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
|
pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$5.13
ALL482
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
|
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