Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 52.1% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 93.0% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
₦3,836.54
|
$5.00
៛20,361.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
₦7,104.70
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₦629.27
|
$0.99
៛4,035.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₦337.47
|
$0.69
៛2,815.29
|
|
pay 54.8% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
₦1,887.93
|
$1.91
៛7,798.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
₦4,355.46
|
$6.43
៛26,179.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
₦15,419.36
|
$8.14
៛33,162.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₦2,591.80
|
$1.86
៛7,579.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
₦3,119.52
|
$2.15
៛8,743.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
₦2,363.27
|
$1.80
៛7,311.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₦999.02
|
$0.66
៛2,669.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
₦300.78
|
$1.55
៛6,298.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
₦794.92
|
$0.64
៛2,609.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
₦1,836.91
|
$0.68
៛2,760.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
₦934.57
|
$0.68
៛2,770.76
|
|
pay 69.3% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
₦2,115.68
|
$4.44
៛18,075.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
₦42,628.21
|
$10.62
៛43,268.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
₦29,058,228.21
|
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
₦8,241.45
|
$9.00
៛36,650.89
|
|
pay 2.0% more for housing
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
₦74,954.60
|
$30.22
៛123,074.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
₦3,296,581.39
|
$535.28
៛2,179,822.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
₦1,420,940.25
|
$319.50
៛1,301,106.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
₦41,055.91
|
$94.32
៛384,090.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
₦216,693.39
|
$295.78
៛1,204,502.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
₦5,896,902.06
|
$11,442.86
៛46,598,987.74
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
₦1,278.85
|
$1.00
៛4,072.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₦2,864.08
|
$2.90
៛11,795.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
₦1,420.94
|
$1.55
៛6,312.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
₦60,389.96
|
$65.81
៛268,009.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
₦9,946.58
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
₦27,353.10
|
$21.22
៛86,423.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
₦51,153.85
|
$17.89
៛72,849.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
₦59,679.49
|
$92.86
៛378,144.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
₦99,465.82
|
$48.57
៛197,798.45
|
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