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Phnom Penh vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 3.7 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 73.2% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 20.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.1% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 39.5% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 4.8% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$5.00 KHR19,986.53
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.90 FCFA4,976	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	-21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA498	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	+4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA498	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	+2.6%
Average			-4.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.65 KHR6,597.61
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 FCFA1,878	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	+99.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.78 FCFA6,027	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	-24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 FCFA2,388	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	-57.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 FCFA1,729	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	-35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.81 KHR7,237.49
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.88 KHR3,535.64
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.91 KHR7,651.49
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.73 KHR2,937.30
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.88 KHR3,505.42
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.54 KHR2,145.56
Average			-4.3%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.33 KHR17,308.52
Monthly public transit pass	$26.33 FCFA14,715	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	-63.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,972.23 FCFA18,427,508	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	+48.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.01 FCFA4,478	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	+13.0%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 73.2% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.81 FCFA9,951	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	+19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.09 FCFA149,270	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	+80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$124.64 FCFA69,659	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	+119.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$82.99 KHR331,720.63
Average			+73.2%

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pay 20.1 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$356.12 FCFA199,027	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	+1905.4%
Average			+1905.4%

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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.21 KHR4,829.58
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.34 FCFA2,985	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	-52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 FCFA2,520	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	-58.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.61 FCFA19,903	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	+17.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 FCFA3,004	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	-30.2%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 39.5% less for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.71 FCFA14,927	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	-3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$133.54 FCFA74,635	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	-82.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$88.00 KHR351,762.99
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.03 FCFA49,757	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	-32.4%
Average			-39.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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