Cost of living comparison
Benin is 42.5% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Benin instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 71.1% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.28
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$5.03
CFA3,093
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$0.68
CFA421
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.28
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$6.58
CFA4,050
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.33
CFA818
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.74
CFA456
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.63
CFA390
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.66
CFA405
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$3.46
CFA2,127
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.80
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,241.14
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.34
|
$35.87
CFA22,066
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.27
|
$49.24
CFA30,290
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.25
|
$203.23
CFA125,025
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.51
|
$157.13
CFA96,669
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.62
|
$77.17
CFA47,475
|
|
pay 56.9% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.17
|
$209.51
CFA128,892
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,942.27
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,334,010
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$4.19
CFA2,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.80
|
$64.25
CFA39,527
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.67
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
pay 77.8% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.26
|
$16.76
CFA10,311
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.66
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.96
|
$46.09
CFA28,356
|
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