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Phnom Penh vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 45.1% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 83.2% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 35.4% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 42.5% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 19.2% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 8.6% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Phnom Penh. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 83.2% more for restaurants

	Abuja	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 NGN3,147.16	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	+129.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 NGN6,713.99	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	+50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NGN957.79	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	+40.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 NGN624.37	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+111.7%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 35.4% more for groceries

	Abuja	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 NGN1,666.08	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.95 NGN4,271.35	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+127.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.61 NGN16,804.43	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	-29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 NGN2,099.94	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	+25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN2,952.64	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	-1.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NGN1,847.19	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 NGN947.61	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 NGN806.37	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+243.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NGN1,387.76	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	-23.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 NGN1,728.75	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	-26.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,429.48	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	-45.7%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 42.5% more for transportation

	Abuja	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 NGN4,394.84	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	+42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,448.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN37,833,365.31	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+87.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN13,437.67	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	-2.5%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 19.2% less for housing

	Abuja	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.99 NGN66,559.01	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,562,878.67	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,675,899.17	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	-76.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.51 NGN51,386.82	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	+133.7%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN193,782.81	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	+119.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN2,844,959.01	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	+263.3%
Average			+191.2%

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pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 NGN1,519.53	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	+15.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 NGN3,311.01	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,894.34	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN64,885.38	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	-7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN12,088.18	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-55.1%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 8.6% less for clothing

	Abuja	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN43,108.80	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN41,626.26	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN99,721.23	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	+27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN123,920.57	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	-29.7%
Average			-8.6%

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