Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 22.4% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Benin, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Benin
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
Benin
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
|
pay 17.2% less for housing
Benin
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
|
pay 1.4% more for childcare
Benin
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
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