Cost of living comparison
Benin is 15.1% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Benin instead of Poland, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$3.30
F CFA2,005
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$0.69
F CFA421
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Poland
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$1.27
F CFA769
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$7.19
F CFA4,365
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$1.95
F CFA1,185
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$2.45
F CFA1,490
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.31
F CFA796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.60
F CFA364
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.50
F CFA303
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.73
F CFA443
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.70
F CFA424
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Poland
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$3.76
F CFA2,286
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.55
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,013.48
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$11.89
F CFA7,220
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
Poland
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$52.63
F CFA31,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.62
|
$179.96
F CFA109,295
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.01
|
$132.08
F CFA80,217
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.62
|
$101.40
F CFA61,582
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Poland
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.43
|
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,921.96
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,676,602
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$0.99
F CFA602
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$4.13
F CFA2,507
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$0.99
F CFA602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.38
|
$55.72
F CFA33,841
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$7.02
F CFA4,262
|
|
pay 74.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.33
|
$16.51
F CFA10,027
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.95
|
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.91
|
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.97
|
$45.40
F CFA27,575
|
|
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