Italy vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Italy is 2.6 times more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.3 times more in Italy
Groceries
pay 48.5% more in Italy
Transportation
pay 77.5% more in Italy
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Italy
Childcare
pay 2.0 times more in Italy
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Italy
Clothing
pay 5.5 times more in Italy

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Italy are more expensive than in Benin. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Italy.

Italy vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

 
Benin
Italy
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.27
F CFA2,068
$16.15
€15.58
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.90
F CFA3,103
$10.06
€9.71
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
F CFA434
$2.55
€2.46

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pay 48.5% more for groceries

 
Benin
Italy
Bread
1 loaf
$1.25
F CFA793
$2.04
€1.97
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
F CFA2,758
$6.83
€6.59
Milk (1 gallon) $7.11
F CFA4,502
$5.53
€5.34

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pay 77.5% more for transportation

 
Benin
Italy
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.75
F CFA2,375
$7.22
€6.97
Monthly public transit pass ?? $38.81
€37.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,223.13
€27,234.53

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Benin
Italy
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.08
F CFA32,966
$28.87
€27.86
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $178.09
F CFA112,730
$656.19
€633.20
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $130.71
F CFA82,738
$511.91
€493.98

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

 
Benin
Italy
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $204.24
F CFA129,278
$508.72
€490.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,990.94
F CFA3,792,142
$9,465.55
€9,133.99

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Benin
Italy
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.98
F CFA621
$5.01
€4.84
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.08
F CFA2,586
$1.69
€1.63
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.12
F CFA1,344
$6.20
€5.98

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pay 5.5 times more for clothing

 
Benin
Italy
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.34
F CFA10,342
$78.41
€75.67
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.17
F CFA5,171
$33.87
€32.68
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$8.17
F CFA5,171
$86.07
€83.05

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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