Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.2 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Poland instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,972
|
$8.74
PLN34.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,958
|
$7.35
PLN28.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA414
|
$1.72
PLN6.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA306
|
$1.39
PLN5.46
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Benin
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA756
|
$1.17
PLN4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,356
|
$4.22
PLN16.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,293
|
$3.59
PLN14.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,166
|
$2.85
PLN11.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,465
|
$2.73
PLN10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA783
|
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA358
|
$0.70
PLN2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA298
|
$0.75
PLN2.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA436
|
$1.12
PLN4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA373
|
$0.35
PLN1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA417
|
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Benin
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,248
|
$6.32
PLN24.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.45
PLN115.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,312.40
PLN119,182.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,100
|
$7.94
PLN31.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Benin
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,433
|
$14.69
PLN57.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA107,490
|
$591.18
PLN2,324.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA78,892
|
$480.23
PLN1,888.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA60,565
|
$189.71
PLN745.90
|
|
pay 24.2% more for childcare
Benin
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA123,268
|
$301.71
PLN1,186.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,615,875
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,343.62
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA592
|
$3.18
PLN12.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,465
|
$3.01
PLN11.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA592
|
$4.63
PLN18.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,282
|
$31.65
PLN124.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,191
|
$6.64
PLN26.10
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,861
|
$76.35
PLN300.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,931
|
$37.00
PLN145.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,931
|
$81.47
PLN320.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,119
|
$91.91
PLN361.38
|
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