Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 13.2% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,790
|
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,479
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA542
|
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA542
|
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,901
|
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,710
|
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,714
|
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA905
|
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,014
|
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA749
|
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,548
|
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,083,840
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,705
|
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
Libreville
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,982
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,513
|
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA361,046
|
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,589
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,547,338
|
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,135
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,552
|
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
pay 41.3% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,666
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,543
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,999
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,315
|
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
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