Cost of living comparison
Benin is 41.1% cheaper than Andorra overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.2% less in Benin
- Groceries
-
pay 17.5% less in Benin
- Transportation
-
pay 39.8% less in Benin
- Housing
-
pay 6.9% less in Benin
- Childcare
-
pay 60.8% less in Benin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.3% less in Benin
- Clothing
-
pay 79.9% less in Benin
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Benin.
If you lived in Benin instead of Andorra, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
|
Andorra
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.33
€12.68
|
$3.27
F CFA1,896
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.24
|
$4.90
F CFA2,845
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.68
|
$0.69
F CFA398
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.34
|
$0.51
F CFA294
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
|
Andorra
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
€1.09
|
$1.25
F CFA727
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
€5.38
|
$4.36
F CFA2,529
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.76
|
$7.11
F CFA4,128
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
€2.15
|
$1.93
F CFA1,121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.35
€3.85
|
$2.43
F CFA1,409
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.08
|
$1.17
F CFA681
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.59
F CFA344
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.49
F CFA287
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
€1.28
|
$0.69
F CFA401
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.65
|
$0.62
F CFA358
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.67
|
$0.69
F CFA401
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
|
Andorra
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.46
€5.71
|
$3.75
F CFA2,178
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.08
€36.35
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,363.50
€18,016.61
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.87
€16.70
|
$11.76
F CFA6,827
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
|
Andorra
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.65
€43.04
|
$52.08
F CFA30,225
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$986.92
€873.17
|
$178.09
F CFA103,358
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$789.53
€698.54
|
$130.71
F CFA75,859
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.28
€71.91
|
$187.42
F CFA108,769
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
|
Andorra
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$572.05
€506.12
|
$204.24
F CFA118,530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,013.30
€12,398.27
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,476,888
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Andorra
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
€2.59
|
$0.98
F CFA569
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.10
|
$4.08
F CFA2,371
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
€5.19
|
$2.12
F CFA1,233
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.82
€49.39
|
$55.14
F CFA32,003
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.47
€8.38
|
$6.94
F CFA4,030
|
|
pay 79.9% less for clothing
|
Andorra
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€85.34
|
$16.34
F CFA9,482
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.87
€37.93
|
$8.17
F CFA4,741
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.60
€91.66
|
$8.17
F CFA4,741
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€109.05
|
$44.93
F CFA26,077
|
|
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