Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 19.0% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 20.0% less for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,451.19
|
$4.13
FCFA2,494
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,631.67
|
$3.30
FCFA1,995
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,206.49
|
$1.45
FCFA878
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,967.53
|
$0.47
FCFA287
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,087.52
|
$1.03
FCFA623
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,417.91
|
$7.02
FCFA4,240
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,443.79
|
$9.22
FCFA5,570
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,155.31
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,449.36
|
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,290.88
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,606.25
|
$0.79
FCFA475
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR7,050.15
|
$0.86
FCFA520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,756.45
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,910.51
|
$0.70
FCFA422
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,610.68
|
$0.63
FCFA379
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,198.07
|
$4.58
FCFA2,765
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,356.52
|
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR200,421,659.60
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,953,404
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,353.57
|
$3.80
FCFA2,294
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,979.33
|
$44.03
FCFA26,601
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,036,507.95
|
$134.14
FCFA81,051
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,128,223.97
|
$123.83
FCFA74,816
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR343,243.06
|
$60.76
FCFA36,711
|
|
pay 52.1% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,458,851.54
|
$267.34
FCFA161,528
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,680,920.51
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,712,457
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,090.24
|
$1.07
FCFA648
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,949.95
|
$1.40
FCFA848
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,157.92
|
$2.06
FCFA1,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR201,955.50
|
$20.64
FCFA12,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,473.75
|
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR98,165.71
|
$24.77
FCFA14,963
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,906.83
|
$28.89
FCFA17,457
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR386,016.21
|
$53.66
FCFA32,420
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR243,077.00
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
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