Cost of living comparison
Benin is 2.9% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
$0.74
F CFA452
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Croatia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Croatia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
|
pay 23.0% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
pay 71.2% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
|
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