Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 14.3% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
$5.00
KHR20,283.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
$7.00
KHR28,397.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
$1.03
KHR4,172.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
$0.97
KHR3,935.03
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
$1.98
KHR8,021.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
$6.21
KHR25,209.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
$8.18
KHR33,169.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
$1.99
KHR8,088.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
$2.07
KHR8,380.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
$2.03
KHR8,222.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
$0.88
KHR3,576.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
$1.72
KHR6,992.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
$0.67
KHR2,733.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
$0.71
KHR2,886.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
$0.64
KHR2,589.29
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
$4.45
KHR18,048.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
$10.60
KHR43,001.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,779,624.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
$8.89
KHR36,055.73
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
Victoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
$30.80
KHR124,947.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
$497.89
KHR2,019,823.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
$275.83
KHR1,118,980.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
$83.92
KHR340,430.90
|
|
pay 92.7% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
$356.67
KHR1,446,899.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,224,732.25
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
$1.00
KHR4,056.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
$2.92
KHR11,852.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
$1.75
KHR7,099.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
$49.38
KHR200,300.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
$5.25
KHR21,297.82
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
$24.00
KHR97,361.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
$22.71
KHR92,145.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
$94.38
KHR382,853.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
$59.43
KHR241,085.49
|
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