Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 13.7% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
$0.38
KES50.42
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
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