Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 42.0% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$5.00
KHR20,283.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.63
|
$7.00
KHR28,397.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.74
|
$1.03
KHR4,172.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.93
|
$0.97
KHR3,935.03
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.32
|
$1.98
KHR8,021.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.38
|
$6.21
KHR25,209.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.45
|
$8.18
KHR33,169.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.42
|
$1.99
KHR8,088.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK34.91
|
$2.07
KHR8,380.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.49
|
$2.03
KHR8,222.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.93
|
$0.88
KHR3,576.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.10
|
$1.72
KHR6,992.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.72
|
$0.67
KHR2,733.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
$0.71
KHR2,886.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.96
|
$0.64
KHR2,589.29
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.47
|
$4.45
KHR18,048.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK647.60
|
$10.60
KHR43,001.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK323,659.61
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,779,624.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.33
|
$8.89
KHR36,055.73
|
|
pay 53.7% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.12
|
$30.80
KHR124,947.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,956.83
|
$497.89
KHR2,019,823.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,707.73
|
$275.83
KHR1,118,980.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,105.39
|
$83.92
KHR340,430.90
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,787.77
|
$356.67
KHR1,446,899.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,137.56
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,224,732.25
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.78
|
$1.00
KHR4,056.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.50
|
$2.92
KHR11,852.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.77
|
$1.75
KHR7,099.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK293.95
|
$49.38
KHR200,300.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.52
|
$5.25
KHR21,297.82
|
|
pay 52.3% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK732.67
|
$24.00
KHR97,361.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.12
|
$22.71
KHR92,145.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK793.46
|
$94.38
KHR382,853.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,141.72
|
$59.43
KHR241,085.49
|
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