Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 2.3 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,052
|
$5.00
KHR20,417.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,083
|
$7.00
KHR28,584.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA505
|
$1.03
KHR4,199.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA455
|
$0.97
KHR3,961.03
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA202
|
$1.98
KHR8,074.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$6.21
KHR25,376.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,462
|
$8.18
KHR33,388.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,212
|
$1.99
KHR8,141.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
$2.07
KHR8,435.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
$2.03
KHR8,277.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA550
|
$0.88
KHR3,600.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,260
|
$1.72
KHR7,038.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA527
|
$0.67
KHR2,751.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA474
|
$0.71
KHR2,905.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.64
KHR2,606.40
|
|
pay 98.6% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,425
|
$4.45
KHR18,168.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,520
|
$10.60
KHR43,285.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,971,698
|
$49,000.00
KHR200,093,139.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,273
|
$8.89
KHR36,293.98
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,520
|
$30.80
KHR125,772.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA857,301
|
$497.89
KHR2,033,169.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA111,143
|
$275.83
KHR1,126,374.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,898
|
$83.92
KHR342,680.44
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,229
|
$356.67
KHR1,456,460.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,010,391
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,589,651.50
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA758
|
$1.00
KHR4,083.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,021
|
$2.92
KHR11,930.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA657
|
$1.75
KHR7,146.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,831
|
$49.38
KHR201,624.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,031
|
$5.25
KHR21,438.55
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
N'djamena
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,208
|
$24.00
KHR98,004.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,890
|
$22.71
KHR92,754.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,838
|
$94.38
KHR385,383.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,675
|
$59.43
KHR242,678.56
|
|
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