Cost of living comparison
France is 3.2 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in France instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$16.13
€14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 99.9% more for groceries
Benin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$8.33
€7.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
Benin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$7.84
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.45
€48.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$18.05
€16.76
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Benin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$760.64
€706.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$610.71
€567.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Benin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$674.24
€626.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$37.98
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$11.22
€10.42
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for clothing
Benin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$122.71
€113.96
|
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