Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 43.8% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Phnom Penh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.01
|
$5.00
KHR20,283.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$7.00
KHR28,397.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.03
KHR4,172.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$0.97
KHR3,935.03
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$1.98
KHR8,021.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$6.21
KHR25,209.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.41
|
$8.18
KHR33,169.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$1.99
KHR8,088.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$2.07
KHR8,380.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$2.03
KHR8,222.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.88
KHR3,576.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.72
KHR6,992.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.67
KHR2,733.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.71
KHR2,886.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.64
KHR2,589.29
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$4.45
KHR18,048.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$10.60
KHR43,001.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,779,624.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.21
|
$8.89
KHR36,055.73
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
Brussels
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
$30.80
KHR124,947.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
$497.89
KHR2,019,823.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€897.61
|
$275.83
KHR1,118,980.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
$83.92
KHR340,430.90
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.19
|
$356.67
KHR1,446,899.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,224,732.25
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$1.00
KHR4,056.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$2.92
KHR11,852.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$1.75
KHR7,099.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.09
|
$49.38
KHR200,300.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$5.25
KHR21,297.82
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
$24.00
KHR97,361.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
$22.71
KHR92,145.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
$94.38
KHR382,853.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.06
|
$59.43
KHR241,085.49
|
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