Common information
- Country
- Benin
- Population
- 385 755
Cost of living and prices in Abomey-Calavi
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre104USD/month
- in city centre138USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre432USD/month
- in city centre259USD/month
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 17 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 0 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 8 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 2 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 35 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 17 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 9 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 26 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 26 USD |
Accommodation
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 138 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 104 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 259 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 432 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 69 USD |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Abomey-Calavi
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 32 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 38 |
| Average high, °C | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
| Average temperature, °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Average low, °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Record low, °C | 15 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Rain, days | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 97 |
| Fog, days | 2 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 89 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 76 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 112 | 133 | 49 | 21 | 14 | 40 | 83 | 135 | 198 | 321 | 137 | 63 | 1303 |
| Relative humidity, % | 84 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 81 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 91 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 78 | 76 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 74 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 283 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 477 | 521 | 522 | 543 | 536 | 523 | 583 | 552 | 546 | 489 | 481 | 481 | 6252 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 |