Benin vs Uzbekistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Benin Uzbekistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1825
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$306
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$480
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$33.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$90.9
$305
💸 GDP per capita
$1485
$3162
😃 Human freedom index
7.01
4.9
❤️ Life expectancy
60.8
72.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
31
🌐 English speaking %
1%
4%
🎓 Higher education
41
32
😀 Quality of life
23
39
🏙️ Population
14.5M
36.4M

The average cost of living in Benin ($766) is 15% more expensive than in Uzbekistan ($668). Benin ranked 139th vs 157th for Uzbekistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Benin compared to 0.5 months in Uzbekistan. Ranked 171st and 134th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Uzbekistan

We calculate prices for Benin and Uzbekistan as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 11 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Benin Uzbekistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.46
 Cappuccino
$5.41
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
23.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1407
$1523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.82
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.63
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.46
$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$6.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$31
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.8
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5872
$7490

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City Cost of living Population
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$796
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$612
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In Uzbekistan

City Cost of living Population
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$827
2.96M
Namangan
$561
626K
Samarkand
$484
546K
Andijan
$447
548K
Qarshi
$513
275K
Chirchiq
$736
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Margilan
$653
215K
Fergana
$679
289K
Jizzakh
$553
163K
Nukus
$468
320K
Bukhara
$436
280K