Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 84.1% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NGN5,089.97
|
$5.00
KHR20,012.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN8,621.28
|
$7.00
KHR28,017.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN768.06
|
$1.12
KHR4,496.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN427.22
|
$1.01
KHR4,046.86
|
|
pay 56.4% more for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,062.04
|
$1.85
KHR7,404.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN1,931.51
|
$6.08
KHR24,348.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN16,852.02
|
$8.07
KHR32,292.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,412.47
|
$1.90
KHR7,597.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN2,909.70
|
$1.87
KHR7,488.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,323.28
|
$2.17
KHR8,699.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,159.04
|
$0.87
KHR3,462.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,259.58
|
$1.89
KHR7,552.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,144.81
|
$0.67
KHR2,697.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,025.13
|
$0.76
KHR3,056.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN983.41
|
$0.65
KHR2,602.23
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,508.36
|
$4.40
KHR17,593.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.60
KHR42,426.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$49,000.00
KHR196,123,142.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN14,348.02
|
$9.00
KHR36,022.62
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
|
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN64,219.94
|
$22.30
KHR89,251.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN3,804,247.57
|
$502.11
KHR2,009,682.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,789,433.75
|
$277.36
KHR1,110,120.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN36,218.47
|
$72.12
KHR288,679.71
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN206,910.71
|
$340.00
KHR1,360,854.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,037,692.10
|
$13,900.83
KHR55,638,267.77
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,847.50
|
$1.50
KHR6,003.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,540.49
|
$2.77
KHR11,102.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,090.42
|
$2.00
KHR8,005.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN69,281.07
|
$48.33
KHR193,454.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN12,907.10
|
$5.50
KHR22,013.82
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN46,029.23
|
$24.67
KHR98,728.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN44,446.26
|
$20.80
KHR83,252.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN106,476.89
|
$93.00
KHR372,233.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN132,315.62
|
$67.67
KHR270,836.72
|
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