Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,785.78
|
$0.50
CFA304
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,500.17
|
$2.01
CFA1,215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,651.67
|
$3.04
CFA1,837
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,235.11
|
$0.94
CFA566
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,641.20
|
$0.57
CFA344
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,232.86
|
$0.43
CFA260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,581.79
|
$0.59
CFA356
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,731.57
|
$0.80
CFA482
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,741.73
|
$0.53
CFA321
|
|
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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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,266.79
|
$9.22
CFA5,569
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛380,064.99
|
$76.90
CFA46,458
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛265,200.93
|
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,192.68
|
$2.10
CFA1,266
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛195,725.56
|
$50.28
CFA30,376
|
|
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