Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 75.2% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,341
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,269
|
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,238
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,872
|
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,548
|
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,674
|
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA23,004
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,890
|
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA107,024
|
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,330
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,701
|
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,503,436
|
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
|
pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
pay 48.2% more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,252
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,631
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
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