Cost of living comparison
Benin is 30.7% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Benin instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$3.30
F CFA1,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€6.92
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.86
|
$0.69
F CFA418
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
$1.27
F CFA763
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.75
|
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.04
|
$7.19
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.29
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.08
|
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.31
F CFA790
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.60
F CFA361
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.73
F CFA440
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.62
F CFA376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.84
|
$3.76
F CFA2,269
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.02
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,510.44
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.31
|
$11.89
F CFA7,167
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
San Marino
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€29.85
|
$52.63
F CFA31,729
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€500.24
|
$179.96
F CFA108,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€462.72
|
$132.08
F CFA79,634
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€63.19
|
$101.40
F CFA61,135
|
|
pay 15.4% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€326.82
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,002.43
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,649,903
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.25
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$4.13
F CFA2,489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€65.03
|
$55.72
F CFA33,596
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.00
|
$7.02
F CFA4,231
|
|
pay 76.3% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€90.04
|
$16.51
F CFA9,954
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€32.52
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€90.04
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€90.04
|
$45.40
F CFA27,374
|
|
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