Cost of living comparison
France is 3.2 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in France instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,095
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA421
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA320
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 99.9% more for groceries
Benin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA928
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,051
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA819
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA328
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA456
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA390
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA406
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
Benin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,128
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA22,075
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Benin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,302
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA125,077
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,709
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,495
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Benin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,945
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,335,374
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA619
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,579
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,543
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for clothing
Benin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,316
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,368
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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