Cost of living comparison
Benin is 41.9% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Benin instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 26.3% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.72
UZS72,596.53
|
$3.30
F CFA1,997
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS50,793.41
|
$4.95
F CFA2,995
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,160.11
|
$0.69
F CFA419
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
UZS3,241.17
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 64.1% more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,146.70
|
$1.27
F CFA765
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
UZS44,126.44
|
$2.27
F CFA1,373
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
UZS52,835.89
|
$7.19
F CFA4,346
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.77
UZS22,504.06
|
$1.95
F CFA1,180
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
UZS22,046.18
|
$2.45
F CFA1,483
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
UZS8,098.13
|
$1.31
F CFA792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
UZS10,178.34
|
$0.60
F CFA362
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
UZS12,537.15
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
UZS9,673.14
|
$0.73
F CFA441
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
UZS3,134.55
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,743.08
|
$0.70
F CFA423
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
UZS49,071.72
|
$3.76
F CFA2,275
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
UZS126,983.51
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,000.00
UZS190,475,269.16
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
UZS37,777.60
|
$11.89
F CFA7,188
|
|
pay 99.1% more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.54
UZS171,917.41
|
$52.63
F CFA31,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$482.98
UZS6,133,018.83
|
$179.96
F CFA108,813
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.67
UZS4,135,439.41
|
$132.08
F CFA79,863
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.75
UZS390,500.51
|
$101.40
F CFA61,310
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.32
UZS2,937,390.55
|
$206.38
F CFA124,785
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,431.60
UZS94,369,129.40
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,660,372
|
|
pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
UZS13,333.27
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
UZS22,877.31
|
$4.13
F CFA2,496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,396.70
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.55
UZS565,672.58
|
$55.72
F CFA33,692
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
UZS39,806.00
|
$7.02
F CFA4,243
|
|
pay 74.1% less for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.87
UZS506,346.08
|
$16.51
F CFA9,983
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.71
UZS682,026.03
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
UZS1,137,250.97
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.81
UZS1,534,133.87
|
$45.40
F CFA27,453
|
|
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