Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.7 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA789
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,743
|
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,478
|
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,216
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,528
|
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA739
|
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA436
|
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA389
|
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA436
|
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
|
pay 85.0% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,363
|
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,407
|
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Benin
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,792
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,135
|
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,301
|
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA118,005
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
|
pay 43.0% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,595
|
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,772,122
|
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
|
pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,572
|
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,337
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,721
|
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,288
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
|
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