Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 60.5% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES571.03
|
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES63.43
|
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES52.29
|
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
|
pay 90.6% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES675.11
|
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES432.42
|
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES331.81
|
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES116.49
|
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES47.30
|
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES90.94
|
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES49.11
|
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES46.84
|
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
|
pay 32.4% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES599.81
|
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
|
pay 90.0% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES237.93
|
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES270.78
|
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES761.37
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
pay 37.2% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
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