Cost of living comparison

compared to

Phnom Penh is 2.3 times more expensive than N'djamena.

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of N'djamena, you would:

Display currency: USD

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

Improve prices ·

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

Improve prices ·

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

Improve prices ·

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

Improve prices ·

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

Improve prices ·

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

Improve prices ·

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

Improve prices ·
The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2024
Share this

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Phnom Penh or N'djamena. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Chad vs. Cambodia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Chad and Cambodia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more