Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 2.3 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$9.73
€9.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$6.85
€6.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$2.32
€2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$1.70
€1.58
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
Benin
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$5.78
€5.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$4.10
€3.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
Benin
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$5.86
€5.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.59
€35.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,052.15
€22,336.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$11.34
€10.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Benin
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$37.56
€34.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$495.63
€460.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$404.62
€375.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$175.05
€162.56
|
|
pay 68.1% more for childcare
Benin
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$388.43
€360.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$8,174.10
€7,590.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$2.81
€2.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$1.75
€1.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$4.78
€4.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$43.97
€40.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$7.25
€6.73
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$74.65
€69.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$38.55
€35.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$76.61
€71.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$90.90
€84.41
|
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