Cost of living comparison
Benin is 41.4% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Benin instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,128.38
|
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,014.04
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT454.97
|
$0.69
F CFA432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT246.02
|
$0.51
F CFA319
|
|
pay 69.3% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT197.41
|
$1.25
F CFA789
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,264.46
|
$4.36
F CFA2,743
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,022.98
|
$7.11
F CFA4,478
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT760.68
|
$1.93
F CFA1,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,040.11
|
$2.43
F CFA1,528
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT292.02
|
$1.17
F CFA739
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT412.58
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT427.02
|
$0.49
F CFA311
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT411.25
|
$0.69
F CFA436
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT113.69
|
$0.62
F CFA389
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT99.79
|
$0.69
F CFA436
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT919.63
|
$3.75
F CFA2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,358.69
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT10,797,998.57
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,762.03
|
$11.76
F CFA7,407
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,779.92
|
$52.08
F CFA32,792
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT172,483.94
|
$178.09
F CFA112,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT123,831.36
|
$130.71
F CFA82,301
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,186.39
|
$187.42
F CFA118,005
|
|
pay 3.4% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT102,278.15
|
$204.24
F CFA128,595
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,793,559.38
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,772,122
|
|
pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT595.66
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT983.76
|
$4.08
F CFA2,572
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT965.48
|
$2.12
F CFA1,337
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT18,562.97
|
$55.14
F CFA34,721
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,227.77
|
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
|
pay 73.5% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT35,382.24
|
$16.34
F CFA10,288
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT21,580.09
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT48,460.40
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT40,274.07
|
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
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