Cost of living comparison
Benin is 22.0% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Benin instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 57.1% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.90
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.22
|
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.01
|
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.74
F CFA452
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.15
|
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.27
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€21,951.58
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.38
|
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
San Marino
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.29
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€523.26
|
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€433.93
|
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€50.90
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€333.53
|
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,105.02
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€71.47
|
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.40
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
pay 74.1% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€76.58
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€71.47
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€90.87
|
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
|
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