Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.5 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Greece instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,972
|
$14.81
€13.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,958
|
$9.01
€8.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA414
|
$1.97
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA306
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA756
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,356
|
$6.52
€5.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,293
|
$6.06
€5.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,166
|
$4.09
€3.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,465
|
$4.27
€3.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA783
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA358
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA298
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA436
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA373
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA417
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 65.3% more for transportation
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,248
|
$7.81
€7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.23
€37.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,791.92
€25,306.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,100
|
$14.64
€13.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,433
|
$31.73
€28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA107,490
|
$529.13
€481.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA78,892
|
$406.38
€370.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA60,565
|
$178.34
€162.40
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA123,268
|
$350.75
€319.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,615,875
|
$6,658.30
€6,062.92
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA592
|
$4.23
€3.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,465
|
$3.51
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA592
|
$4.98
€4.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,282
|
$46.53
€42.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,191
|
$8.93
€8.13
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,861
|
$83.80
€76.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,931
|
$41.12
€37.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,931
|
$86.78
€79.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,119
|
$96.32
€87.71
|
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