Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.7 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Benin, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$18.47
€17.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$2.82
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Benin
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.48
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 28.0% more for transportation
Benin
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$6.08
€5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.74
€22.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$28.68
€26.63
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Benin
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Benin
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$865.49
€803.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$5.03
€4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$59.31
€55.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$13.50
€12.54
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$115.79
€107.53
|
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