Cost of living comparison
Benin is 33.2% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Benin instead of Italy, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.61
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Italy
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$1.51
F CFA918
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.68
|
$1.51
F CFA918
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$6.58
F CFA4,006
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$2.00
F CFA1,216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.14
|
$2.11
F CFA1,284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
Italy
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.44
|
$3.46
F CFA2,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.30
|
$35.87
F CFA21,828
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Italy
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
$49.24
F CFA29,963
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.17
|
$203.23
F CFA123,677
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.49
|
$157.13
F CFA95,626
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
$77.17
F CFA46,963
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Italy
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.11
|
$209.51
F CFA127,502
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,298,048
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$1.01
F CFA612
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$1.01
F CFA612
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.05
|
$64.25
F CFA39,101
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.65
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
pay 76.7% less for clothing
Italy
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
$16.76
F CFA10,200
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.55
|
$46.09
F CFA28,050
|
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