Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 2.3 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$7.18
€6.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$2.07
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
|
pay 27.7% more for groceries
Benin
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$4.82
€4.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$3.70
€3.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$2.30
€2.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$3.18
€2.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
Benin
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$7.27
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.31
€21.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,266.22
€21,606.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$9.59
€8.90
|
|
pay 87.4% more for housing
Benin
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$27.10
€25.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$423.38
€393.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$342.21
€317.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$207.34
€192.55
|
|
pay 50.8% more for childcare
Benin
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$188.83
€175.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$11,455.31
€10,637.98
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$4.34
€4.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$5.39
€5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$47.88
€44.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$8.34
€7.75
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$83.50
€77.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$34.16
€31.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$79.54
€73.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$103.03
€95.68
|
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