Cost of living comparison
Benin is 21.4% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Benin instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$3.30
F CFA1,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$0.69
F CFA418
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 90.7% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$1.27
F CFA763
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$7.19
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$1.31
F CFA790
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$0.60
F CFA361
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$0.73
F CFA440
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.62
F CFA376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$3.76
F CFA2,269
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$11.89
F CFA7,167
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$52.63
F CFA31,729
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$179.96
F CFA108,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$132.08
F CFA79,634
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$101.40
F CFA61,135
|
|
pay 11.5% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,649,903
|
|
pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$4.13
F CFA2,489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$55.72
F CFA33,596
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$7.02
F CFA4,231
|
|
pay 67.3% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$16.51
F CFA9,954
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$45.40
F CFA27,374
|
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