Cost of living comparison
Albania is 2.1 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Albania instead of Benin, you would:
pay 100.0% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA427
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA315
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA779
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,710
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,425
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,201
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,510
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA730
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA369
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA307
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA430
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA384
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA430
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,334
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,318
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 40.4% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,398
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA110,790
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA81,314
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA116,589
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 29.4% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA127,052
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,726,869
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,321
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,304
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,164
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
|
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