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Nigeria vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 10.4% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 49.3% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 3.7% less in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 31.0% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 75.7% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.3% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$2.57 NGN3,729.74	-48.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$4.75 NGN6,897.96	-32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$0.45 NGN658.13	-51.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.32 NGN463.91	-65.0%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 3.7% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.26 NGN1,823.58	-23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$2.59 NGN3,757.87	-61.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$10.63 NGN15,441.70	+30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$1.75 NGN2,540.70	-3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$1.95 NGN2,826.83	-3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.42 NGN2,065.62	-21.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.78 NGN1,131.15	-12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.69 NGN1,008.76	-63.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.85 NGN1,228.12	+15.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$1.04 NGN1,517.01	+19.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.99 NGN1,440.79	+84.8%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$2.73 NGN3,966.48	-36.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$32.19 NGN46,760.48	+235.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$22,671.83 NGN32,932,422.32	-53.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$10.86 NGN15,774.50	+20.0%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 31.0% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$30.67 NGN44,546.74	+44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$764.80 NGN1,110,929.42	+58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$524.95 NGN762,521.97	+91.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$24.50 NGN35,584.87	-70.5%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 75.7% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$83.50 NGN121,286.26	-71.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$1,445.58 NGN2,099,800.32	-79.8%
Average			-75.7%

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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$0.90 NGN1,307.59	-25.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$2.33 NGN3,384.47	-7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$1.55 NGN2,251.33	-17.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$30.46 NGN44,241.32	-26.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$5.94 NGN8,628.90	+58.4%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$17.42 NGN25,308.85	-32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$29.27 NGN42,513.40	+25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$55.68 NGN80,880.58	-36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$56.56 NGN82,155.37	-6.0%
Average			-12.4%

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