Cost of living comparison
Benin is 3.9% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Benin instead of Romania, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.53
|
$3.27
F CFA2,041
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.96
|
$4.90
F CFA3,062
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.12
|
$0.69
F CFA429
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.76
|
$0.51
F CFA316
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.10
|
$1.25
F CFA782
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.95
|
$4.36
F CFA2,721
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.85
|
$7.11
F CFA4,443
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.39
|
$1.93
F CFA1,206
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.79
|
$2.43
F CFA1,516
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.24
|
$1.17
F CFA733
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.11
|
$0.59
F CFA370
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.06
|
$0.49
F CFA309
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.02
|
$0.69
F CFA432
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.78
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.94
|
$0.69
F CFA432
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.73
|
$3.75
F CFA2,344
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.16
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON119,143.58
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.28
|
$11.76
F CFA7,348
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.01
|
$52.08
F CFA32,529
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,723.47
|
$178.09
F CFA111,238
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,263.70
|
$130.71
F CFA81,643
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON508.44
|
$187.42
F CFA117,061
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,920.84
|
$204.24
F CFA127,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,759.16
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,741,951
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.54
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.43
|
$4.08
F CFA2,551
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.09
|
$2.12
F CFA1,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON177.12
|
$55.14
F CFA34,443
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.31
|
$6.94
F CFA4,337
|
|
pay 70.2% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON273.10
|
$16.34
F CFA10,205
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON165.27
|
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON330.34
|
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON381.36
|
$44.93
F CFA28,065
|
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