Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 45.3% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 28.2% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$5.00
KHR20,313.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$6.50
KHR26,407.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$0.99
KHR4,025.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.69
KHR2,808.60
|
|
pay 86.8% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$1.91
KHR7,779.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$6.43
KHR26,116.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$8.14
KHR33,083.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$1.86
KHR7,561.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$2.15
KHR8,722.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$1.80
KHR7,294.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.66
KHR2,662.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$1.55
KHR6,283.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$0.64
KHR2,602.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.68
KHR2,753.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.68
KHR2,764.18
|
|
pay 61.4% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$4.44
KHR18,032.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$10.62
KHR43,165.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,069,517.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$9.00
KHR36,563.79
|
|
pay 15.2% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$30.22
KHR122,782.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$535.28
KHR2,174,642.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$319.50
KHR1,298,014.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$94.32
KHR383,177.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$295.78
KHR1,201,639.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$11,442.86
KHR46,488,245.99
|
|
pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$1.00
KHR4,062.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$2.90
KHR11,767.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$1.55
KHR6,297.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$65.81
KHR267,372.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$6.50
KHR26,407.18
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$21.22
KHR86,218.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$17.89
KHR72,676.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$92.86
KHR377,245.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$48.57
KHR197,328.38
|
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