Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 10.0% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$5.00
KHR20,295.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,963
|
$7.00
KHR28,414.36
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.03
KHR4,174.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.97
KHR3,937.42
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.98
KHR8,026.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,075
|
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,961
|
$8.18
KHR33,189.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$1.99
KHR8,093.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,897
|
$2.07
KHR8,385.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$2.03
KHR8,227.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA708
|
$0.88
KHR3,578.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.72
KHR6,996.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.67
KHR2,735.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.71
KHR2,888.42
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA678
|
$0.64
KHR2,590.86
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,370
|
$4.45
KHR18,059.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,930,239
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.89
KHR36,077.65
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,496
|
$30.80
KHR125,023.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,546
|
$497.89
KHR2,021,051.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,769
|
$275.83
KHR1,119,660.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,771
|
$83.92
KHR340,637.91
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,202
|
$356.67
KHR1,447,779.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,236,663
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,258,313.32
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA598
|
$1.00
KHR4,059.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,822
|
$2.92
KHR11,859.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
$1.75
KHR7,103.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,856
|
$49.38
KHR200,422.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,836
|
$24.00
KHR97,420.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,815
|
$22.71
KHR92,201.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$94.38
KHR383,086.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,819
|
$59.43
KHR241,232.09
|
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