Cost of living comparison
Romania is 83.7% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Romania instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$8.56
RON40.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$1.72
RON8.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$1.43
RON6.81
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$3.79
RON18.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$5.46
RON26.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$2.70
RON12.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.66
RON3.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.85
RON4.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.38
RON1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.41
RON1.95
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$5.64
RON26.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$6.39
RON30.51
|
|
pay 20.5% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
|
pay 51.8% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$2.01
RON9.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$37.40
RON178.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$6.19
RON29.53
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$80.53
RON384.25
|
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