Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.1 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Germany instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Germany
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,995
|
$13.72
€12.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
$10.18
€9.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA419
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$2.48
€2.29
|
|
pay 65.4% more for groceries
Benin
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA765
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,372
|
$6.75
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,343
|
$4.24
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,179
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,482
|
$7.19
€6.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA792
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA362
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA441
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 93.2% more for transportation
Benin
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,274
|
$7.16
€6.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.61
€50.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,249.82
€26,942.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,182
|
$23.30
€21.46
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Benin
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,797
|
$49.15
€45.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA108,733
|
$800.45
€737.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,804
|
$616.33
€567.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,265
|
$232.30
€213.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Benin
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
$434.24
€399.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,657,674
|
$12,512.98
€11,525.80
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,494
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$8.81
€8.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,667
|
$35.42
€32.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,240
|
$12.56
€11.57
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,975
|
$83.65
€77.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$41.29
€38.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$89.84
€82.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,433
|
$120.25
€110.76
|
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