Benin is 39.5% cheaper than Finland.

If you lived in Benin instead of Finland, you would:

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pay 68.2% less for restaurants

 
Finland
Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.85
€12.82
$3.30
F CFA2,005
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.97
€9.23
$4.95
F CFA3,008
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.57
€2.38
$0.69
F CFA421

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

 
Finland
Benin
Bread
1 loaf
$2.30
€2.13
$1.27
F CFA769
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.73
€3.45
$2.27
F CFA1,379
Milk (1 gallon) $4.21
€3.90
$7.19
F CFA4,365

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pay 44.5% less for transportation

 
Finland
Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.87
€7.29
$3.76
F CFA2,286
Monthly public transit pass $60.62
€56.13
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,056.21
€27,828.26
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pay 3.6% less for housing

 
Finland
Benin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.06
€20.43
$52.63
F CFA31,961
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $746.03
€690.73
$179.96
F CFA109,295
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $620.54
€574.54
$132.08
F CFA80,217

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pay 26.8% less for childcare

 
Finland
Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $310.89
€287.84
$206.38
F CFA125,339
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,564.54
€7,003.81
$6,053.68
F CFA3,676,602

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pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Finland
Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.16
€6.63
$0.99
F CFA602
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.25
€3.94
$4.13
F CFA2,507
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.60
€9.81
$0.99
F CFA602

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pay 75.3% less for clothing

 
Finland
Benin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.46
€70.79
$16.51
F CFA10,027
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.66
€30.24
$8.26
F CFA5,014
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.52
€77.33
$8.26
F CFA5,014

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