Cost of living comparison
Benin is 27.2% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Benin instead of Poland, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.75
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.24
|
$0.68
CFA420
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 44.9% more for groceries
Poland
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.47
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.36
|
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.86
|
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$1.33
CFA816
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.63
CFA389
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.66
CFA404
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.92
|
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.44
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.47
|
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
|
pay 28.3% more for housing
Poland
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
|
pay 6.5% more for childcare
Poland
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł921.67
|
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.43
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.88
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.72
|
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.70
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
pay 68.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.46
|
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
|
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