Cost of living comparison
Benin is 44.3% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.4% less in Benin
- Groceries
-
pay 31.5% less in Benin
- Transportation
-
pay 40.8% less in Benin
- Housing
-
pay 11.9% less in Benin
- Childcare
-
pay 52.5% less in Benin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.9% less in Benin
- Clothing
-
pay 79.0% less in Benin
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Benin.
If you lived in Benin instead of France, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€13.28
|
$3.27
F CFA1,820
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.22
|
$4.90
F CFA2,730
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.32
|
$0.69
F CFA382
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$0.51
F CFA282
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
|
France
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.46
|
$1.25
F CFA698
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.18
|
$4.36
F CFA2,426
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€3.83
|
$7.11
F CFA3,961
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.22
|
$1.93
F CFA1,076
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€4.94
|
$2.43
F CFA1,352
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.08
|
$1.17
F CFA653
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.81
|
$0.59
F CFA330
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.09
|
$0.49
F CFA275
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.25
|
$0.69
F CFA385
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.77
|
$0.62
F CFA344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.82
|
$0.69
F CFA385
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
|
France
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.16
|
$3.75
F CFA2,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€42.78
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€26,541.71
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€14.99
|
$11.76
F CFA6,551
|
|
pay 11.9% less for housing
|
France
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€25.53
|
$52.08
F CFA29,004
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€636.89
|
$178.09
F CFA99,181
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€513.12
|
$130.71
F CFA72,793
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€118.94
|
$187.42
F CFA104,373
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
|
France
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€586.03
|
$204.24
F CFA113,740
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€7,779.79
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,336,367
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.27
|
$0.98
F CFA546
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.56
|
$4.08
F CFA2,275
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.05
|
$2.12
F CFA1,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€30.49
|
$55.14
F CFA30,710
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€10.27
|
$6.94
F CFA3,867
|
|
pay 79.0% less for clothing
|
France
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€76.09
|
$16.34
F CFA9,099
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€32.05
|
$8.17
F CFA4,550
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€77.70
|
$8.17
F CFA4,550
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€107.73
|
$44.93
F CFA25,023
|
|
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