Cost of living comparison
Benin is 42.8% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Benin instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.67
|
$3.30
F CFA1,997
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€7.91
|
$4.95
F CFA2,995
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.71
|
$0.69
F CFA419
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
$1.27
F CFA765
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.37
|
$2.27
F CFA1,373
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.91
|
$7.19
F CFA4,346
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.23
|
$1.95
F CFA1,180
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.25
|
$2.45
F CFA1,483
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.31
F CFA792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.60
F CFA362
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.73
F CFA441
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.70
F CFA423
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.30
|
$3.76
F CFA2,275
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.17
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,288.76
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.27
|
$11.89
F CFA7,188
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.37
|
$52.63
F CFA31,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€852.04
|
$179.96
F CFA108,813
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€681.03
|
$132.08
F CFA79,863
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€125.97
|
$101.40
F CFA61,310
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€391.62
|
$206.38
F CFA124,785
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,536.48
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,660,372
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.05
|
$4.13
F CFA2,496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.03
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.23
|
$55.72
F CFA33,692
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.48
|
$7.02
F CFA4,243
|
|
pay 78.8% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€74.59
|
$16.51
F CFA9,983
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.28
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€116.06
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€102.68
|
$45.40
F CFA27,453
|
|
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