Cost of living comparison
Benin is 1.3% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Benin instead of Romania, you would:
pay 51.9% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.27
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.98
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.58
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
Romania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.39
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.74
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.64
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.19
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.10
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.95
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.89
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.73
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.91
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 28.0% more for transportation
Romania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.24
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.51
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.94
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 99.0% more for housing
Romania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 20.8% less for childcare
Romania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.32
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.02
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON173.63
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.39
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 70.1% less for clothing
Romania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON373.30
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
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