Cost of living comparison
Benin is 36.9% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Benin instead of Malta, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Malta
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.51
F CFA918
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$1.51
F CFA918
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$6.58
F CFA4,006
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$2.00
F CFA1,216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$2.11
F CFA1,284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 12.3% more for transportation
Malta
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$3.46
F CFA2,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$35.87
F CFA21,828
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Malta
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$49.24
F CFA29,963
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$203.23
F CFA123,677
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$157.13
F CFA95,626
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$77.17
F CFA46,963
|
|
pay 40.7% less for childcare
Malta
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$209.51
F CFA127,502
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,298,048
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$1.01
F CFA612
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$1.01
F CFA612
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$64.25
F CFA39,101
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
pay 77.2% less for clothing
Malta
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$16.76
F CFA10,200
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$46.09
F CFA28,050
|
|
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