Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 26.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.0% less in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 29.6% more in Bamako
- Transportation
-
pay 24.7% more in Bamako
- Housing
-
pay 85.1% more in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.3% more in Bamako
The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Bamako are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Bamako.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,125.00
|
$6.70
F CFA3,808
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,175.00
|
$6.42
F CFA3,648
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,521.42
|
$0.77
F CFA439
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,069.59
|
$0.58
F CFA329
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,446.25
|
$1.10
F CFA626
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,485.42
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,473.60
|
$9.46
F CFA5,375
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,640.18
|
$3.13
F CFA1,776
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,531.06
|
$6.00
F CFA3,408
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,748.20
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,481.89
|
$0.50
F CFA284
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,594.96
|
$1.00
F CFA568
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,712.49
|
$1.00
F CFA568
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,073.28
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,616.85
|
$0.75
F CFA426
|
|
pay 24.7% more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,692.10
|
$5.48
F CFA3,114
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,665.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR197,225,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,225.00
|
?? | |
pay 85.1% more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR89,752.84
|
$41.27
F CFA23,438
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,020,973.68
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,116,356.97
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR290,301.57
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,368,500.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR55,950,854.17
|
?? |
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,037.50
|
$2.39
F CFA1,355
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,164.58
|
$1.89
F CFA1,073
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,050.00
|
$0.93
F CFA530
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR194,541.67
|
$67.41
F CFA38,288
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,137.50
|
$5.67
F CFA3,222
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR99,283.33
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR83,720.00
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR374,325.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR272,358.33
|
?? |
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