Cost of living comparison
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.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA321
|
$1.22
€1.18
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,222
|
$3.41
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,536
|
$5.05
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA743
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA375
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA313
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA438
|
$1.31
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA391
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA438
|
$0.71
€0.69
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,446
|
$19.13
€18.46
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA118,631
|
$150.39
€145.12
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,905
|
$52.12
€50.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,395
|
$9.39
€9.06
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,441
|
$115.43
€111.39
|
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