Benin is 36.2% cheaper than Malta.

If you lived in Benin instead of Malta, you would:

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pay 66.2% less for restaurants

 
Malta
Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.58
€14.95
$3.27
F CFA2,058
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.83
€9.44
$4.90
F CFA3,086
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.16
€2.07
$0.69
F CFA432

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pay 16.9% less for groceries

 
Malta
Benin
Bread
1 loaf
$1.20
€1.15
$1.25
F CFA789
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.39
€4.22
$4.36
F CFA2,743
Milk (1 gallon) $4.49
€4.31
$7.11
F CFA4,478

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pay 44.7% less for transportation

 
Malta
Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.42
€5.20
$3.75
F CFA2,363
Monthly public transit pass $23.63
€22.68
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,001.46
€24,958.20
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pay 18.3% more for housing

 
Malta
Benin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.01
€29.76
$52.08
F CFA32,792
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $947.36
€909.35
$178.09
F CFA112,135
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $804.74
€772.45
$130.71
F CFA82,301

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pay 48.0% less for childcare

 
Malta
Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $587.45
€563.88
$204.24
F CFA128,595
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,655.79
€8,308.49
$5,990.94
F CFA3,772,122

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Malta
Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.44
€3.30
$0.98
F CFA617
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.38
€2.29
$4.08
F CFA2,572
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.93
€5.69
$2.12
F CFA1,337

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pay 76.3% less for clothing

 
Malta
Benin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.57
€85.98
$16.34
F CFA10,288
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.50
€35.03
$8.17
F CFA5,144
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.33
€84.78
$8.17
F CFA5,144

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