Cost of living comparison
Benin is 30.4% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Benin instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Benin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€9.86
|
$3.30
F CFA1,952
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.52
|
$4.95
F CFA2,928
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.51
|
$0.69
F CFA410
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.07
|
$0.51
F CFA303
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.37
|
$1.27
F CFA748
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.89
|
$2.27
F CFA1,342
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.43
|
$7.19
F CFA4,248
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.59
|
$1.95
F CFA1,154
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.93
|
$2.45
F CFA1,450
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.84
|
$1.31
F CFA775
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.60
F CFA354
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.50
F CFA295
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.96
|
$0.73
F CFA432
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.58
|
$0.62
F CFA369
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$0.70
F CFA413
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.24
|
$3.76
F CFA2,224
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€34.40
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,266.98
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€8.89
|
$11.89
F CFA7,027
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.07
|
$52.63
F CFA31,107
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€783.05
|
$179.96
F CFA106,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€612.81
|
$132.08
F CFA78,073
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€82.62
|
$101.40
F CFA59,936
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€357.75
|
$206.38
F CFA121,989
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,029.80
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,578,347
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.09
|
$0.99
F CFA586
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.62
|
$4.13
F CFA2,440
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.08
|
$0.99
F CFA586
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€36.44
|
$55.72
F CFA32,937
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.09
|
$7.02
F CFA4,148
|
|
pay 74.0% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€66.21
|
$16.51
F CFA9,759
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.26
|
$8.26
F CFA4,880
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€71.56
|
$8.26
F CFA4,880
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€87.67
|
$45.40
F CFA26,838
|
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