Cost of living comparison
Benin is 55.7% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Benin instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 75.3% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$3.30
F CFA1,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$0.69
F CFA418
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$1.27
F CFA763
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$7.19
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$1.31
F CFA790
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.60
F CFA361
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.73
F CFA440
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.62
F CFA376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$3.76
F CFA2,269
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$11.89
F CFA7,167
|
|
pay 53.3% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$52.63
F CFA31,729
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$179.96
F CFA108,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$132.08
F CFA79,634
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$101.40
F CFA61,135
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,649,903
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$4.13
F CFA2,489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$55.72
F CFA33,596
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$7.02
F CFA4,231
|
|
pay 72.6% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$16.51
F CFA9,954
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$45.40
F CFA27,374
|
|
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