Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 74.2% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Benin, you would:
pay 51.8% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 37.9% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 57.6% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
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