Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

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Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 28.4% more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 1.0% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 34.9% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 65.4% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 32.2 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% less in Phnom Penh

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

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Phnom Penh vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.5% less for restaurants

	Malabo	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$4.00 KHR16,300.60	-53.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$7.00 KHR28,526.05	-18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$1.82 KHR7,437.15	+113.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.64 KHR2,603.57	+49.7%
Average			-25.5%

Malabo vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

	Malabo	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.62 KHR6,590.25
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$7.46 KHR30,393.82	+121.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$8.16 KHR33,251.86	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$1.72 KHR7,004.73	-54.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$1.89 KHR7,712.18	-30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$1.79 KHR7,286.01	+64.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.79 KHR3,219.40	+2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.91 KHR7,794.34
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.98 KHR3,974.19
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.72 KHR2,939.05
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.56 KHR2,295.17
Average			-1.0%

Malabo vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.9% less for transportation

	Malabo	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.09 KHR20,725.82
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$9.60 KHR39,121.44	-63.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$35,000.00 KHR143M	+5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.11 KHR37,106.75
Average			-34.9%

Malabo vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.4% more for housing

	Malabo	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$24.89 KHR101K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$646.36 KHR3M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$370.33 KHR2M	+65.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$81.19 KHR331K
Average			+65.4%

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pay 32.2 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$661.77 KHR3M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$10,987.71 KHR45M	+3118.4%
Average			+3118.4%

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pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$1.00 KHR4,075.15	-41.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.95 KHR12,006.02	-37.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$1.89 KHR7,702.03	-58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$40.62 KHR166K	+19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$5.00 KHR20,375.75	-7.2%
Average			-23.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Malabo	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$28.00 KHR114K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$24.00 KHR97,803.59
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$90.83 KHR370K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$59.17 KHR241K

Malabo vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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