Cost of living comparison
Benin is 51.3% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Benin instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
$0.69
F CFA427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
$0.51
F CFA315
|
|
pay 62.2% more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
$1.25
F CFA779
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
$4.36
F CFA2,710
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
$7.11
F CFA4,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
$1.93
F CFA1,201
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
$2.43
F CFA1,510
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
$1.17
F CFA730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
$0.49
F CFA307
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
$0.69
F CFA430
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
$0.62
F CFA384
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
$0.69
F CFA430
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
$3.75
F CFA2,334
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
$11.76
F CFA7,318
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
$52.08
F CFA32,398
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
$178.09
F CFA110,790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
$130.71
F CFA81,314
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
$187.42
F CFA116,589
|
|
pay 7.1% less for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
$204.24
F CFA127,052
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
$5,990.94
F CFA3,726,869
|
|
pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
$0.98
F CFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
$2.12
F CFA1,321
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
$55.14
F CFA34,304
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 71.1% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
$16.34
F CFA10,164
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
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