Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 17.5% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,355.10
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
KHR26,461.63
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
KHR4,033.72
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
KHR2,814.39
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
KHR7,795.87
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
KHR26,170.84
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
KHR33,151.81
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KHR7,577.19
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
KHR8,740.51
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
KHR7,309.40
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,668.32
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
KHR6,296.86
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,608.30
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KHR2,759.62
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
KHR2,769.88
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
KHR18,070.09
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
KHR43,254.58
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,639.18
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 46.3% less for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
KHR123,035.26
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
KHR2,179,126.28
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
KHR1,300,690.74
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
KHR383,967.43
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
KHR1,204,117.11
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
KHR46,584,094.85
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,071.02
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
KHR11,791.28
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
KHR6,310.08
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
KHR267,923.97
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
KHR26,461.63
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 59.7% more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
KHR86,396.08
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
KHR72,826.02
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
KHR378,023.24
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
KHR197,735.23
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
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