Cost of living comparison
Malta is 2.7 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Malta instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$15.74
€14.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$9.42
€8.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA420
|
$2.09
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
pay 54.8% more for groceries
Benin
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA925
|
$5.02
€4.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
$4.22
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA816
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA389
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA404
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Benin
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
$5.70
€5.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.21
€27.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,036.28
€22,471.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
$21.88
€20.46
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Benin
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
$35.69
€33.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
$914.55
€855.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
$729.88
€682.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
$79.58
€74.39
|
|
pay 70.7% more for childcare
Benin
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
$395.67
€369.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
$8,258.81
€7,721.03
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA617
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
$64.27
€60.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$10.29
€9.62
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
$82.26
€76.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$40.09
€37.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$86.90
€81.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
$114.30
€106.86
|
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