Cost of living comparison
Benin is 2.7 times more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Benin instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,607
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,880
|
$5.03
CFA3,093
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,216
|
$0.68
CFA421
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,811
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,554
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,629
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,626
|
$6.58
CFA4,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,567
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,357
|
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,657
|
$1.33
CFA818
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS10,026
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,425
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS7,014
|
$0.74
CFA456
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,635
|
$0.63
CFA390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,930
|
$0.66
CFA405
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,441
|
$3.46
CFA2,127
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,802
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS206,970,381
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,533
|
$35.87
CFA22,066
|
|
pay 48.4% more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS292,526
|
$49.24
CFA30,290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,482,574
|
$203.23
CFA125,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,521,545
|
$157.13
CFA96,669
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS429,519
|
$77.17
CFA47,475
|
|
pay 41.6% more for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,525,726
|
$209.51
CFA128,892
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,879,714
|
$5,419.39
CFA3,334,010
|
|
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS12,007
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,680
|
$4.19
CFA2,578
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,699
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS293,559
|
$64.25
CFA39,527
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,692
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
pay 54.4% less for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS334,934
|
$16.76
CFA10,311
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS394,261
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,030,253
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS712,879
|
$46.09
CFA28,356
|
|
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