Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.3 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Greece instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$12.71
€11.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$4.97
€4.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$5.63
€5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$8.80
€8.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.24
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$13.03
€12.10
|
|
pay 83.3% more for housing
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$429.23
€398.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$358.56
€332.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
|
pay 43.5% more for childcare
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$341.10
€316.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$45.22
€42.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$8.85
€8.22
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$99.20
€92.12
|
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