Cost of living comparison

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Armenia vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 31.8% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants
pay 43.8% more in Armenia
Groceries
pay 35.2% less in Armenia
Transportation
pay 7.2% more in Armenia
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Armenia
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.9% less in Armenia
Clothing
pay 87.9% more in Armenia

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

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Armenia vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 43.8% more for restaurants

 
Benin
Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
F CFA2,990
$12.32
AMD4,462.13
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.39
F CFA5,481
$9.80
AMD3,547.08
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
F CFA598
$1.04
AMD376.48
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pay 35.2% less for groceries

 
Benin
Armenia
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.22
F CFA710
$0.62
AMD223.68
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.69
F CFA2,741
$3.54
AMD1,280.73
Milk (1 gallon) $11.42
F CFA6,665
$5.95
AMD2,154.63
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pay 7.2% more for transportation

 
Benin
Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.61
F CFA2,689
$6.10
AMD2,210.03
Monthly public transit pass ?? $24.57
AMD8,896.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $35,049.44
AMD13M
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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Benin
Armenia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $48.37
F CFA28,237
$18.90
AMD6,844.44
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $179.24
F CFA105K
$552.86
AMD200K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.43
F CFA97,169
$392.70
AMD142K
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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Benin
Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $130.87
F CFA76,406
$308.72
AMD112K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,547.83
F CFA3M
$10,253.80
AMD4M
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pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Benin
Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.85
F CFA498
$2.23
AMD806.95
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.12
F CFA2,990
$2.61
AMD943.19
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.41
F CFA1,993
$2.36
AMD854.72
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pay 87.9% more for clothing

 
Benin
Armenia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.61
F CFA14,949
$49.93
AMD18,078.94
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $47.50
AMD17,196.99
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $34.14
F CFA19,932
$99.72
AMD36,102.02
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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