Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.5 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Greece instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,992
|
$14.81
€13.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA418
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA764
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,335
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA791
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA361
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA440
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA376
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
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pay 65.3% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,270
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,170
|
$14.64
€13.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Benin
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,744
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA108,553
|
$529.13
€486.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,672
|
$406.38
€373.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,163
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$350.75
€322.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,651,620
|
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,490
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,612
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,233
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,959
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,387
|
$96.32
€88.57
|
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