Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 8.1 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Benin, you would:
pay 9.5 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$41.23
€38.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$10.44
€9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Benin
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$10.72
€9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$8.50
€7.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$6.64
€6.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
pay 45.0% more for transportation
Benin
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$8.27
€7.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.21
€35.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$18.25
€16.95
|
|
pay 15.4 times more for housing
Benin
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$107.38
€99.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$5,818.99
€5,403.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$4,384.68
€4,071.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$226.60
€210.43
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
Benin
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$19,240.37
€17,867.57
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$4.42
€4.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$604.70
€561.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$142.47
€132.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$39.03
€36.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$149.66
€138.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$481.56
€447.20
|
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