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
CFA2,056
|
$6.57
₸2,914.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$4.88
₸2,166.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA420
|
$0.61
₸269.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$0.41
₸180.09
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Benin
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
$0.35
₸154.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA925
|
$3.81
₸1,691.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
$3.56
₸1,579.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
$1.25
₸555.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
$1.82
₸807.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA816
|
$0.59
₸260.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.76
₸336.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$0.77
₸340.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$0.81
₸359.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA389
|
$0.23
₸103.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA404
|
$0.20
₸87.74
|
|
pay 69.9% less for transportation
Benin
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
$1.59
₸707.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.54
₸6,007.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,629.64
₸7,824,488.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
$5.07
₸2,249.01
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
Benin
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
$11.61
₸5,153.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
$314.90
₸139,762.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
$194.88
₸86,493.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
$38.12
₸16,918.91
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
Benin
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
$144.70
₸64,221.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
$6,749.27
₸2,995,498.74
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA617
|
$1.00
₸442.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$1.62
₸718.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
$1.45
₸642.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
$31.75
₸14,093.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$4.24
₸1,883.05
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
$68.63
₸30,458.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$35.72
₸15,855.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$74.53
₸33,080.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
$82.79
₸36,745.03
|
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