Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 41.2% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Benin, you would:
pay 14.9% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$6.57
KZT2,910.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$4.88
KZT2,164.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$0.61
KZT268.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.41
KZT179.84
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Benin
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$0.35
KZT154.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$3.81
KZT1,688.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$3.56
KZT1,577.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.25
KZT554.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$1.82
KZT806.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$0.59
KZT260.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.76
KZT336.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.77
KZT339.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$0.81
KZT359.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.23
KZT103.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.20
KZT87.62
|
|
pay 69.9% less for transportation
Benin
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$1.59
KZT706.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.54
KZT5,999.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,629.64
KZT7,813,757.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$5.07
KZT2,245.93
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
Benin
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$11.61
KZT5,146.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$314.90
KZT139,570.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$194.88
KZT86,375.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$38.12
KZT16,895.70
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
Benin
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$144.70
KZT64,133.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,991,390.24
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$1.00
KZT442.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$1.62
KZT717.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$1.45
KZT641.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$31.75
KZT14,074.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$4.24
KZT1,880.47
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$68.63
KZT30,416.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$35.72
KZT15,833.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$74.53
KZT33,035.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$82.79
KZT36,694.63
|
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