Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 78.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,355.10
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,497.14
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,186.72
|
$0.91
DJF163
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,948.89
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,049.52
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,298.48
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,286.65
|
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,116.99
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,409.66
|
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,251.93
|
$1.79
DJF318
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,589.30
|
$1.02
DJF182
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR7,017.03
|
$1.28
DJF227
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,743.50
|
$1.08
DJF193
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,896.83
|
$0.72
DJF129
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,598.41
|
$0.88
DJF156
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,112.57
|
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,152.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,182.76
|
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,387.40
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,026,939.20
|
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,122,922.89
|
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR341,630.30
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
|
pay 68.9% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,451,996.96
|
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,419,297.67
|
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,071.02
|
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,893.80
|
$2.39
DJF425
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,124.28
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR201,006.59
|
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,372.85
|
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,704.47
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,470.30
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR384,202.47
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,934.87
|
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
|
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