Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 62.3% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Benin, you would:
pay 39.5% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,992
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA418
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
|
pay 30.2% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA764
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,335
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA791
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA361
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA440
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA376
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,270
|
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,170
|
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
|
pay 39.3% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,744
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA108,553
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,672
|
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,163
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay 16.0% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,651,620
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,490
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,612
|
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,233
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,959
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,387
|
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
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