Cost of living comparison
Benin is 20.3% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Benin instead of Albania, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
Albania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.74
F CFA452
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
Albania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
|
pay 41.5% more for housing
Albania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
|
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
pay 65.9% less for clothing
Albania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
|
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