Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.2 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Austria instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA2,020
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA3,031
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA424
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 91.8% more for groceries
Benin
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA775
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,389
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,398
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,194
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,501
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA802
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA367
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA305
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA447
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA382
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA428
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 69.3% more for transportation
Benin
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,274
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Benin
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA32,201
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA110,115
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA80,819
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA62,044
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Benin
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA126,279
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,704,190
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA606
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,526
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA606
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA34,095
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,293
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA10,102
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,781
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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