Ouagadougou is 18.1% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

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

pay 53.4% less for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
៛20,148.22
$0.84
CFA506
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.50
៛26,192.68
$2.18
CFA1,316
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.99
៛3,992.72
$0.63
CFA380

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pay 13.5% less for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$1.91
៛7,716.64
$1.06
CFA641
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.43
៛25,904.85
??
Milk (1 gallon) $8.14
៛32,814.88
$8.56
CFA5,172

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pay 12.6% more for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.44
៛17,886.43
$4.14
CFA2,501
Monthly public transit pass $10.62
៛42,814.97
$15.08
CFA9,113
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
៛197,452,547.72
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pay 15.5% less for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.22
៛121,784.79
$37.38
CFA22,580
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $535.28
៛2,156,978.80
$419.03
CFA253,135
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $319.50
៛1,287,471.20
$173.90
CFA105,051

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pay 20.3% less for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $295.78
៛1,191,879.10
$72.63
CFA43,877
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,442.86
៛46,110,638.69
$15,441.40
CFA9,328,206

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pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
៛4,029.64
$1.17
CFA709
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.90
៛11,671.44
$1.68
CFA1,013
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.55
៛6,245.95
$1.68
CFA1,013

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pay 8.3% less for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$21.22
៛85,518.00
$13.41
CFA8,100
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$17.89
៛72,085.85
$29.33
CFA17,719
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.86
៛374,181.21
$33.52
CFA20,251

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