Cost of living comparison
Benin is 26.4% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Benin instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Benin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.73
|
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$0.69
F CFA427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$0.51
F CFA315
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
$1.25
F CFA779
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$4.36
F CFA2,710
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.91
|
$7.11
F CFA4,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$1.93
F CFA1,201
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$2.43
F CFA1,510
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.17
F CFA730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.49
F CFA307
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.69
F CFA430
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.62
F CFA384
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.69
F CFA430
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.79
|
$3.75
F CFA2,334
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.04
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.19
|
$11.76
F CFA7,318
|
|
pay 4.8% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
$52.08
F CFA32,398
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€655.69
|
$178.09
F CFA110,790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€508.60
|
$130.71
F CFA81,314
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
$187.42
F CFA116,589
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€365.27
|
$204.24
F CFA127,052
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,726,869
|
|
pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.57
|
$0.98
F CFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.14
|
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
$2.12
F CFA1,321
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€55.80
|
$55.14
F CFA34,304
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.20
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 81.8% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
$16.34
F CFA10,164
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€154.93
|
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
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