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
NGN5,489.20
|
$5.00
KHR20,259.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN9,297.47
|
$7.00
KHR28,363.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN828.30
|
$1.12
KHR4,551.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN460.73
|
$1.01
KHR4,096.85
|
|
pay 56.4% more for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,223.77
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN2,083.01
|
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN18,173.77
|
$8.07
KHR32,691.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,601.68
|
$1.90
KHR7,691.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN3,137.92
|
$1.87
KHR7,581.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,505.50
|
$2.17
KHR8,806.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,249.94
|
$0.87
KHR3,505.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,358.37
|
$1.89
KHR7,645.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,234.60
|
$0.67
KHR2,730.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,105.53
|
$0.76
KHR3,093.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN1,060.55
|
$0.65
KHR2,634.38
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,861.96
|
$4.40
KHR17,810.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN15,473.37
|
$9.00
KHR36,467.62
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
|
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN69,256.90
|
$22.30
KHR90,353.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN4,102,625.74
|
$502.11
KHR2,034,509.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,929,784.23
|
$277.36
KHR1,123,833.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN39,059.19
|
$72.12
KHR292,245.91
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN223,139.32
|
$340.00
KHR1,377,665.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,275,947.10
|
$13,900.83
KHR56,325,593.46
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,992.40
|
$1.50
KHR6,077.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,739.75
|
$2.77
KHR11,239.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,332.81
|
$2.00
KHR8,103.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN74,714.99
|
$48.33
KHR195,844.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN13,919.44
|
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN49,639.43
|
$24.67
KHR99,948.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN47,932.30
|
$20.80
KHR84,280.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN114,828.18
|
$93.00
KHR376,832.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN142,693.52
|
$67.67
KHR274,182.49
|
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