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Kinshasa vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Kinshasa is 87.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Kinshasa
Groceries: pay 37.8% more in Kinshasa
Transportation: pay 52.9% more in Kinshasa
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Kinshasa
Childcare: pay 57.2% more in Kinshasa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Kinshasa
Clothing: pay 58.9% more in Kinshasa

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

Kinshasa vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Kinshasa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,013.44	$15.00 FCFA8,326	+200.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,018.82	$13.00 FCFA7,216	+85.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,720.15	$1.45 FCFA805	+56.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,655.64	$1.56 FCFA866	+70.8%
Average			+103.1%

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pay 37.8% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Kinshasa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,606.49	$1.45 FCFA805	-12.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,818.01	$3.10 FCFA1,721	-53.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,692.98	$10.18 FCFA5,652	+24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,280.45	$3.66 FCFA2,031	+101.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,039.03	$3.89 FCFA2,159	+93.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,247.23	$1.22 FCFA680	-32.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,540.40	$1.03 FCFA574	+16.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,661.79	$1.62 FCFA897	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,941.26	$1.31 FCFA725	+77.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,510.14	$1.29 FCFA716	+47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,148.45	$1.44 FCFA799	+168.3%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 52.9% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Kinshasa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,331.83	$5.23 FCFA2,905	+20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,425.81	$21.74 FCFA12,066	+126.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$44,341.60 FCFA25M	-9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,235.57	$15.74 FCFA8,736	+73.9%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Kinshasa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,200.87	$91.50 FCFA50,787	+329.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$1,640.00 FCFA910K	+240.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$466.67 FCFA259K	+70.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332K	$66.08 FCFA36,675	-20.4%
Average			+155.1%

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pay 57.2% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Kinshasa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$725.00 FCFA402K	+147.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$4,800.00 FCFA3M	-32.8%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Kinshasa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,836.09	$2.00 FCFA1,110	+65.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,112.06	$6.20 FCFA3,441	+145.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,505.04	$4.50 FCFA2,498	+140.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167K	$72.50 FCFA40,241	+74.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,010.08	$15.00 FCFA8,326	+300.0%
Average			+145.0%

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pay 58.9% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Kinshasa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$45.00 FCFA24,977	+74.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,396.07	$38.75 FCFA21,508	+66.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352K	$113.33 FCFA62,906	+28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241K	$100.00 FCFA55,505	+66.1%
Average			+58.9%

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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: March 2026

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