Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 57.0% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$5.00
KHR20,277.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.99
KHR4,018.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.69
KHR2,803.65
|
|
pay 72.2% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.91
KHR7,766.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$6.43
KHR26,070.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$8.14
KHR33,025.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.86
KHR7,548.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$2.15
KHR8,707.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.80
KHR7,281.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.66
KHR2,658.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.55
KHR6,272.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.64
KHR2,598.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.68
KHR2,749.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.68
KHR2,759.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.44
KHR18,001.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$10.62
KHR43,089.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,718,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$9.00
KHR36,499.36
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$30.22
KHR122,565.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$535.28
KHR2,170,810.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$319.50
KHR1,295,727.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$94.32
KHR382,502.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$295.78
KHR1,199,522.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$11,442.86
KHR46,406,324.73
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.00
KHR4,055.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.90
KHR11,746.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.55
KHR6,286.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$65.81
KHR266,901.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$21.22
KHR86,066.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$17.89
KHR72,548.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$92.86
KHR376,580.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$48.57
KHR196,980.65
|
|
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