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Brazzaville vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 70.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 62.1% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 20.7% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 33.1% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 29.3% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 71.3% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.1% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$11.68 FCFA6,606	+133.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$5.10 FCFA2,882	-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$1.58 FCFA892	+69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$1.58 FCFA892	+72.6%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 20.7% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$4.99 FCFA2,820	+202.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$3.38 FCFA1,912	-49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$8.76 FCFA4,956	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$2.94 FCFA1,663	+61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$2.16 FCFA1,221	+7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$1.11 FCFA629	-38.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.81 FCFA457	-8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$1.66 FCFA936	-13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$1.16 FCFA657	+58.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$0.84 FCFA475	-4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$0.57 FCFA321	+5.6%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 33.1% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$4.74 FCFA2,684	+9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$23.44 FCFA13,259	+144.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$29,343.54 FCFA16,598,153	-40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$10.74 FCFA6,076	+18.7%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$44.51 FCFA25,178	+109.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$551.55 FCFA311,982	+14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$465.04 FCFA263,050	+69.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$646.27 FCFA365,563	+678.8%
Average			+218.0%

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pay 29.3% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$53.41 FCFA30,214	-81.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$8,800.00 FCFA4,977,714	+23.2%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$5.81 FCFA3,284	+380.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$4.05 FCFA2,291	+60.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$3.25 FCFA1,838	+73.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$44.51 FCFA25,178	+6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$5.84 FCFA3,304	+55.8%
Average			+115.3%

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pay 71.3% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$57.50 FCFA32,525	+123.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$60.00 FCFA33,939	+157.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$100.00 FCFA56,565	+13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$55.00 FCFA31,111	-8.6%
Average			+71.3%

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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: December 2025

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