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Phnom Penh vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 37.8% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 38.3% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 9.2% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 12.4% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 84.9% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Ouagadougou	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.23 F CFA739	$5.00 KHR19,977.02	+308.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.35 F CFA4,435	$7.00 KHR27,967.83	-4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 F CFA460	$1.12 KHR4,488.17	+47.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 F CFA320	$1.01 KHR4,039.67	+90.4%
Average			+110.2%

Ouagadougou vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.3% more for groceries

	Ouagadougou	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 F CFA431	$1.85 KHR7,391.50	+158.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.17 F CFA4,928	$6.08 KHR24,305.38	-25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.16 F CFA5,526	$8.07 KHR32,234.83	-11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 F CFA1,726	$1.90 KHR7,584.00	-33.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 F CFA5,365	$1.87 KHR7,475.68	-79.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 F CFA894	$2.17 KHR8,683.88	+46.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 F CFA300	$0.87 KHR3,456.29	+74.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 F CFA249	$1.89 KHR7,539.11	+357.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 F CFA630	$0.67 KHR2,692.54	-35.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 F CFA721	$0.76 KHR3,050.68	-36.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA370	$0.65 KHR2,597.61	+5.9%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 9.2% less for transportation

	Ouagadougou	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 F CFA2,919	$4.40 KHR17,562.01	-9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.60 KHR42,351.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$49,000.00 KHR195,774,806.78
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.00 KHR35,958.64
Average			-9.2%

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pay 12.4% less for housing

	Ouagadougou	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.85 F CFA27,054	$22.30 KHR89,092.89	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 F CFA246,394	$502.11 KHR2,006,113.49	+22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$285.93 F CFA172,476	$277.36 KHR1,108,148.41	-3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.13 F CFA53,762	$72.12 KHR288,166.99	-19.1%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 84.9% more for childcare

	Ouagadougou	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$122.54 F CFA73,918	$340.00 KHR1,358,437.43	+177.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,052.55 F CFA9,079,795	$13,900.83 KHR55,539,448.16	-7.7%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ouagadougou	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 F CFA690	$1.50 KHR5,993.11	+31.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 F CFA986	$2.77 KHR11,082.49	+69.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 F CFA986	$2.00 KHR7,990.81	+22.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 F CFA34,495	$48.33 KHR193,111.20	-15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 F CFA4,928	$5.50 KHR21,974.72	-32.7%
Average			+15.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Ouagadougou	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$24.67 KHR98,553.30
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$20.80 KHR83,104.41
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$93.00 KHR371,572.59
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$67.67 KHR270,355.69

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