Cost of living comparison

compared to

Albania vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 2.1 times more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.4% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 4.2% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 40.1% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 1.6% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 5.2 times more in Albania

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Albania are more expensive than in Benin. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Albania. Notably, clothing, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Albania.

Albania vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Benin, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 75.4% more for restaurants

	Benin	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.56 F CFA1,990	$9.59 ALL789	+169.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.23 F CFA3,483	$8.67 ALL714	+39.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 F CFA522	$1.77 ALL146	+89.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 F CFA448	$0.83 ALL69	+4.0%
Average			+75.4%

Benin vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.2% less for groceries

	Benin	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 F CFA896	$1.03 ALL85	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 F CFA2,737	$5.40 ALL445	+10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.90 F CFA6,090	$7.89 ALL649	-27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.42 F CFA1,351	$3.20 ALL264	+32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 F CFA1,320	$3.26 ALL269	+38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 F CFA903	$0.65 ALL53	-60.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA474	$1.13 ALL93	+33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA346	$0.74 ALL61	+19.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 F CFA414	$0.66 ALL54	-10.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA376	$0.51 ALL42	-24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA376	$0.53 ALL43	-21.8%
Average			-4.2%

Benin vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Benin	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 F CFA2,309	$8.27 ALL681	+100.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.40 ALL1,597
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.19 F CFA4,578	$30.95 ALL2,548	+277.8%
Average			+188.9%

Benin vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 40.1% more for housing

	Benin	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.45 F CFA28,195	$16.59 ALL1,366	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$211.44 F CFA118,172	$521.48 ALL42,933	+146.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$142.45 F CFA79,611	$357.61 ALL29,442	+151.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 F CFA114,148	$61.56 ALL5,068	-69.9%
Average			+40.1%

Benin vs. Albania - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.6% less for childcare

	Benin	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.51 F CFA76,294	$175.46 ALL14,446	+28.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,786.92 F CFA3,234,189	$3,951.26 ALL325,305	-31.7%
Average			-1.6%

Benin vs. Albania - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA597	$2.46 ALL202	+130.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.94 F CFA3,317	$1.95 ALL160	-67.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.56 F CFA1,990	$4.30 ALL354	+20.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.48 F CFA26,537	$52.57 ALL4,328	+10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.90 F CFA4,976	$7.66 ALL630	-14.0%
Average			+16.1%

Benin vs. Albania - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.2 times more for clothing

	Benin	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 F CFA9,951	$54.19 ALL4,462	+204.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.90 F CFA4,976	$39.78 ALL3,275	+346.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$8.90 F CFA4,976	$94.48 ALL7,778	+961.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.97 F CFA27,366	$139.08 ALL11,450	+184.0%
Average			+424.1%

Benin vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Benin vs.

Ireland

Benin vs.

Greece

Benin vs.

Austria

Benin vs.

Ecuador

Benin vs.

Thailand

Benin vs.

Egypt

Benin vs.

Italy

Benin vs.

United States

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Porto-novo vs. Tirana

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Benin

Add prices for Albania

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Albania or Benin. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.