Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 0.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 33.3% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 27.3% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 27.9% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of groceries, housing, and transportation in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 37.5% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,125.00	$1.23 F CFA696	-75.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,175.00	$7.35 F CFA4,176	+5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,521.42	$0.76 F CFA433	-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,069.59	$0.53 F CFA302	-47.5%
Average			-37.5%

Phnom Penh vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.3% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,446.25	$0.71 F CFA406	-61.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,485.42	$8.17 F CFA4,640	+34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,473.60	$9.16 F CFA5,203	+13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,640.18	$2.86 F CFA1,625	+50.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,531.06	$8.89 F CFA5,051	+375.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,748.20	$1.48 F CFA842	-31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,481.89	$0.50 F CFA282	-42.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,594.96	$0.41 F CFA234	-78.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,712.49	$1.04 F CFA593	+54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,073.28	$1.20 F CFA679	+56.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,616.85	$0.61 F CFA349	-5.6%
Average			+33.3%

Phnom Penh vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,692.10	$4.84 F CFA2,749	+10.1%
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	??
Average			+10.1%

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pay 27.3% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,752.84	$44.85 F CFA25,473	+101.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,020,973.68	$408.47 F CFA231,993	-18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,356.97	$285.93 F CFA162,395	+3.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,301.57	$89.13 F CFA50,620	+23.6%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 27.9% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,368,500.00	$122.54 F CFA69,598	-64.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,950,854.17	$15,052.55 F CFA8,549,134	+8.3%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,037.50	$1.14 F CFA650	-23.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,164.58	$1.63 F CFA928	-41.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,050.00	$1.63 F CFA928	-18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,541.67	$57.19 F CFA32,479	+18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,137.50	$8.17 F CFA4,640	+48.5%
Average			-3.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Ouagadougou
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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