Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 10.2% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 7.3% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$5.00
KHR20,277.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$0.99
KHR4,018.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.69
KHR2,803.65
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.91
KHR7,766.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$6.43
KHR26,070.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$8.14
KHR33,025.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$1.86
KHR7,548.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$2.15
KHR8,707.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.80
KHR7,281.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.66
KHR2,658.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$1.55
KHR6,272.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$0.64
KHR2,598.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.68
KHR2,749.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.68
KHR2,759.31
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$4.44
KHR18,001.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.62
KHR43,089.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,718,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.00
KHR36,499.36
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Bamako
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$30.22
KHR122,565.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$535.28
KHR2,170,810.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$319.50
KHR1,295,727.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$94.32
KHR382,502.17
|
|
pay 4.6% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$295.78
KHR1,199,522.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$11,442.86
KHR46,406,324.73
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$1.00
KHR4,055.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$2.90
KHR11,746.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$1.55
KHR6,286.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$65.81
KHR266,901.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
Bamako
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.22
KHR86,066.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$17.89
KHR72,548.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.86
KHR376,580.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$48.57
KHR196,980.65
|
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