Cost of living comparison
Andorra is 3.1 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Andorra instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Andorra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,992
|
$14.85
€13.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$11.23
€10.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA418
|
$1.93
€1.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$1.48
€1.36
|
|
pay 47.3% more for groceries
Benin
|
Andorra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA764
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
$6.15
€5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,335
|
$4.30
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
$2.47
€2.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
$4.41
€4.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA791
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA361
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA440
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA376
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
pay 73.2% more for transportation
Benin
|
Andorra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,270
|
$7.00
€6.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.74
€37.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,576.76
€18,922.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,170
|
$19.07
€17.54
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Benin
|
Andorra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,744
|
$49.32
€45.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA108,553
|
$1,056.42
€971.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,672
|
$864.08
€794.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,163
|
$82.35
€75.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Benin
|
Andorra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$579.48
€532.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,651,620
|
$14,196.10
€13,054.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Andorra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$3.53
€3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,490
|
$2.84
€2.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$6.24
€5.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,612
|
$53.77
€49.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,233
|
$9.60
€8.83
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Andorra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,959
|
$96.01
€88.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$43.47
€39.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$109.30
€100.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,387
|
$125.61
€115.51
|
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