Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 99.7% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$8.52
kn60.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,093
|
$6.13
kn43.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA421
|
$2.16
kn15.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA320
|
$1.50
kn10.60
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
Benin
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
$1.13
kn7.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA928
|
$4.86
kn34.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,050
|
$4.14
kn29.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
$2.69
kn19.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
$3.85
kn27.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA818
|
$0.62
kn4.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$0.69
kn4.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.72
kn5.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA456
|
$0.87
kn6.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA390
|
$0.39
kn2.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA405
|
$0.39
kn2.74
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
Benin
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,127
|
$6.36
kn44.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.83
kn274.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,017.38
kn169,811.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA22,066
|
$9.47
kn66.95
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
Benin
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,290
|
$25.52
kn180.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA125,025
|
$392.48
kn2,774.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,669
|
$314.33
kn2,222.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,475
|
$131.44
kn929.30
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
Benin
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,892
|
$141.70
kn1,001.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,334,010
|
$5,525.70
kn39,068.72
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA619
|
$2.50
kn17.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,578
|
$1.75
kn12.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
$4.85
kn34.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,527
|
$38.92
kn275.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$5.67
kn40.08
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,311
|
$70.94
kn501.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$34.29
kn242.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$78.37
kn554.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,356
|
$81.35
kn575.16
|
|
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