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Nairobi vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 10.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 28.8% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 69.9% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 0.8% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 0.4% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.2% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation and entertainment and sports in Nairobi are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, clothing, housing, and childcare are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.2% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$5.80 KES751.45	+16.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$6.97 KES901.74	-0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$0.70 KES90.86	-24.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$0.55 KES71.09	-39.9%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 28.8% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$0.55 KES70.74	-66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$5.57 KES720.62	-16.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$3.36 KES434.42	-58.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$1.64 KES212.89	-9.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$2.92 KES377.80	+45.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$1.41 KES182.10	-22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.47 KES61.45	-46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$0.89 KES115.16	-53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$0.46 KES59.05	-37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$0.49 KES63.55	-44.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$0.51 KES65.57	-5.6%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 69.9% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$5.40 KES698.91	+24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$30.96 KES4,007.74	+222.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	-55.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$17.03 KES2,204.26	+88.1%
Average			+69.9%

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pay 0.8% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$39.86 KES5,160.40	+87.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$476.96 KES61,741.91	-1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$206.31 KES26,706.75	-24.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-64.7%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 0.4% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$224.14 KES29,014.37	-23.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	+22.9%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$2.32 KES300.58	+92.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$2.37 KES306.78	-6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$3.10 KES400.77	+65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$45.30 KES5,863.82	+8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$7.35 KES951.84	+96.1%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$19.62 KES2,540.20	-23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$24.88 KES3,220.51	+6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$67.92 KES8,791.98	-22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$62.28 KES8,061.57	+3.4%
Average			-9.2%

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