Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 7.8% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 45.7% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA474
|
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA330
|
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
|
pay 21.4% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA922
|
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA309
|
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA256
|
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA649
|
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA743
|
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA382
|
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
|
| 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) | ?? |
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
|
pay 30.0% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
|
pay 20.9% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA711
|
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
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