Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 60.5% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Phnom Penh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.00
KHR20,283.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.00
KHR28,397.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.03
KHR4,172.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.97
KHR3,935.03
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.98
KHR8,021.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$6.21
KHR25,209.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$8.18
KHR33,169.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.99
KHR8,088.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$2.07
KHR8,380.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$2.03
KHR8,222.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.88
KHR3,576.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.72
KHR6,992.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.67
KHR2,733.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.71
KHR2,886.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.64
KHR2,589.29
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$4.45
KHR18,048.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$10.60
KHR43,001.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,779,624.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$8.89
KHR36,055.73
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
St. George's
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$30.80
KHR124,947.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$497.89
KHR2,019,823.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$275.83
KHR1,118,980.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$83.92
KHR340,430.90
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$356.67
KHR1,446,899.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,224,732.25
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.00
KHR4,056.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.92
KHR11,852.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.75
KHR7,099.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$49.38
KHR200,300.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$5.25
KHR21,297.82
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$24.00
KHR97,361.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$22.71
KHR92,145.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$94.38
KHR382,853.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$59.43
KHR241,085.49
|
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