Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 21.3% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 40.3% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
$5.00
KHR20,355.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$6.50
KHR26,461.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
$0.99
KHR4,033.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
$0.69
KHR2,814.39
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
$1.91
KHR7,795.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$6.43
KHR26,170.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
$8.14
KHR33,151.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
$1.86
KHR7,577.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
$2.15
KHR8,740.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
$1.80
KHR7,309.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
$0.66
KHR2,668.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$1.55
KHR6,296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
$0.64
KHR2,608.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.68
KHR2,759.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.68
KHR2,769.88
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
$4.44
KHR18,070.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$10.62
KHR43,254.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
$9.00
KHR36,639.18
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
$30.22
KHR123,035.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
$535.28
KHR2,179,126.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
$319.50
KHR1,300,690.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
$94.32
KHR383,967.43
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$295.78
KHR1,204,117.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
$11,442.86
KHR46,584,094.85
|
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
$1.00
KHR4,071.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
$2.90
KHR11,791.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
$1.55
KHR6,310.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
$65.81
KHR267,923.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$6.50
KHR26,461.63
|
|
pay 39.7% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
$21.22
KHR86,396.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
$17.89
KHR72,826.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
$92.86
KHR378,023.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
$48.57
KHR197,735.23
|
|
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