Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 44.5% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Paris, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$5.00
KHR20,355.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$7.00
KHR28,497.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$1.03
KHR4,186.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$0.97
KHR3,948.89
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Paris
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
$1.98
KHR8,049.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.82
|
$6.21
KHR25,298.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.43
|
$8.18
KHR33,286.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
$1.99
KHR8,116.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.54
|
$2.07
KHR8,409.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.03
KHR8,251.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.88
KHR3,589.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$1.72
KHR7,017.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$0.67
KHR2,743.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.71
KHR2,896.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.64
KHR2,598.41
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
Paris
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.20
|
$4.45
KHR18,112.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€85.40
|
$10.60
KHR43,152.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.92
|
$8.89
KHR36,182.76
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
Paris
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.97
|
$30.80
KHR125,387.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,356.47
|
$497.89
KHR2,026,939.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€996.81
|
$275.83
KHR1,122,922.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€159.48
|
$83.92
KHR341,630.30
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
Paris
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€769.74
|
$356.67
KHR1,451,996.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,294.40
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,419,297.67
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$1.00
KHR4,071.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$2.92
KHR11,893.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$1.75
KHR7,124.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€38.24
|
$49.38
KHR201,006.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$5.25
KHR21,372.85
|
|
pay 50.4% less for clothing
Paris
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€94.73
|
$24.00
KHR97,704.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€41.18
|
$22.71
KHR92,470.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€102.10
|
$94.38
KHR384,202.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€144.73
|
$59.43
KHR241,934.87
|
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