Cost of living comparison
Benin is 68.9% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Benin instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 34.2% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$0.52
F CFA318
|
|
pay 40.4% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$1.33
F CFA815
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.63
F CFA388
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.66
F CFA404
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
|
pay 17.8% more for housing
Uganda
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
|
pay 55.5% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
Uganda
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
|
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