Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 2.0 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 83.2% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,199
|
$5.00
៛20,361.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,506
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD673
|
$0.99
៛4,035.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD258
|
$0.69
៛2,815.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD972
|
$1.91
៛7,798.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,863
|
$6.43
៛26,179.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,132
|
$8.14
៛33,162.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,197
|
$1.86
៛7,579.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,468
|
$2.15
៛8,743.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD504
|
$1.80
៛7,311.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD584
|
$0.66
៛2,669.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD539
|
$1.55
៛6,298.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.64
៛2,609.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD365
|
$0.68
៛2,760.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD318
|
$0.68
៛2,770.76
|
|
pay 93.8% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,740
|
$4.44
៛18,075.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,151
|
$10.62
៛43,268.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,699,693
|
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,716
|
$9.00
៛36,650.89
|
|
pay 2.1% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD68,048
|
$30.22
៛123,074.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD554,200
|
$535.28
៛2,179,822.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD329,642
|
$319.50
៛1,301,106.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD129,022
|
$94.32
៛384,090.18
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD175,454
|
$295.78
៛1,204,502.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,233,935
|
$11,442.86
៛46,598,987.74
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,627
|
$1.00
៛4,072.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,079
|
$2.90
៛11,795.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,253
|
$1.55
៛6,312.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,425
|
$65.81
៛268,009.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,193
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
|
pay 18.0% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,912
|
$21.22
៛86,423.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,245
|
$17.89
៛72,849.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,474
|
$92.86
៛378,144.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,306
|
$48.57
៛197,798.45
|
|
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