Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 10.7% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 35.0% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$5.00
KHR20,313.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$6.50
KHR26,407.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$0.99
KHR4,025.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.69
KHR2,808.60
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$1.91
KHR7,779.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.75
|
$6.43
KHR26,116.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$8.14
KHR33,083.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
$1.86
KHR7,561.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.32
|
$2.15
KHR8,722.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.15
|
$1.80
KHR7,294.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.66
KHR2,662.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$1.55
KHR6,283.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.27
|
$0.64
KHR2,602.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.68
KHR2,753.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.25
|
$0.68
KHR2,764.18
|
|
pay 47.6% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$4.44
KHR18,032.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$10.62
KHR43,165.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,069,517.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$9.00
KHR36,563.79
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$30.22
KHR122,782.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND800.97
|
$535.28
KHR2,174,642.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND514.91
|
$319.50
KHR1,298,014.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$94.32
KHR383,177.40
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$295.78
KHR1,201,639.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
$11,442.86
KHR46,488,245.99
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.56
|
$1.00
KHR4,062.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$2.90
KHR11,767.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
$1.55
KHR6,297.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND53.20
|
$65.81
KHR267,372.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$6.50
KHR26,407.18
|
|
pay 31.6% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$21.22
KHR86,218.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$17.89
KHR72,676.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
$92.86
KHR377,245.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$48.57
KHR197,328.38
|
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