Cost of living comparison
Benin is 18.6% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Benin instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 27.0% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.87
KZT3,898.23
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
KZT2,979.14
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KZT364.83
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KZT229.42
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT204.02
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
KZT2,024.00
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
KZT1,841.46
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
KZT716.17
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
KZT1,061.94
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
KZT280.23
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT425.64
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
KZT447.77
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT425.17
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.10
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.18
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 91.5% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
KZT902.73
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.36
KZT6,312.77
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,632.91
KZT9,947,283.60
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.95
KZT2,615.48
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 83.8% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.46
KZT5,916.09
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.95
KZT189,844.63
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.20
KZT119,192.09
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.97
KZT17,568.64
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.97
KZT99,753.64
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,697.85
KZT3,383,243.79
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
KZT568.89
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KZT935.52
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
KZT837.55
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
KZT17,802.30
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
KZT2,239.36
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 74.0% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
KZT26,711.71
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
KZT20,193.90
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.70
KZT42,062.64
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
KZT39,929.79
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
|
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