Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 2.0 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$8.56
€8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$1.38
€1.29
|
|
pay 9.5% more for groceries
Benin
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$3.88
€3.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$2.92
€2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Benin
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.61
€29.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$8.13
€7.59
|
|
pay 61.5% more for housing
Benin
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$508.64
€475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$362.93
€339.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
|
pay 46.2% more for childcare
Benin
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
$242.86
€226.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
|
pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$34.67
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$122.16
€114.11
|
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